Posts - Bill - S 3005 Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
senate 10/14/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure transparency by requiring executive agencies to report details about employees furloughed during government funding gaps, helping Congress and oversight offices better understand the impact of these lapses.
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S 3005 - Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
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left-leaning 10/14/2025
Finally, some sunlight on government furloughs—transparency is the first step to accountability.
right-leaning 10/14/2025
Reporting who got furloughed? Sounds like extra bureaucracy pretending to fix government waste.
moderate 10/14/2025
I like knowing where the money goes, but let’s hope they don’t drown us in paperwork instead of solutions.
left-leaning 10/14/2025
If you're going to play hardball with workers, at least let taxpayers see who's getting benched.
left-leaning 10/14/2025
Good, now Congress can’t hide when they punt the paycheck and leave folks hanging in the dark.
moderate 10/14/2025
Sure, a report helps, but what about preventing furloughs altogether? That’s the real goal.
right-leaning 10/14/2025
If the government was leaner, we wouldn’t need bills to track who isn’t working during shutdowns.
moderate 10/14/2025
Transparency is nice, but will this actually stop shutdown chaos, or just highlight the mess?
right-leaning 10/14/2025
So now we track furloughed workers? Next up: a report on how many pens got lost in the shutdown.