Official Time Reporting Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
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Summary
Creates annual public reporting on federal "official time" used by employee union representatives. It would require detailed, agency-level data so Congress and the public can see how much paid time employees spend on union business and related costs.
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- Federal employees and labor organizations would get their official-time use counted and published. Reports must list total official time, average hours per bargaining unit, number of employees using official time, pay and benefits tied to that time, dues withheld via payroll, and rooms or space used.
- Agency leaders would need to submit standardized data each year by Dec. 31 and explain any year-over-year increase in their agency's official time rate.
- The Office of Personnel Management, working with the Office of Management and Budget, would compile, analyze, and publish an annual report to two congressional oversight committees and on an OPM website. OPM must issue submission guidance within 180 days and include year-over-year comparisons after the first report.
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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Agency deadline to report official time
If enacted, each agency head would send required official-time data to OPM by December 31 each year. If an agency’s average official-time rate rose from the prior year, the agency would explain why. OPM would issue guidance within 180 days and could set a standard format, after consulting agency HR chiefs. These reporting rules would start on the first April 1 that is at least six months after enactment. The bill also defines key terms so agencies report data the same way.
Annual public report on official time
If enacted, OPM would publish a public report by March 31 each year. It would cover the most recently finished fiscal year. The report would show, for each agency and in total, official-time hours, averages per bargaining unit, and rates. It would list activity types and effects on operations. It would include dues withheld through payroll and how many employees paid that way. It would show pay and benefit costs, travel or per diem, and facility space used, with size and any free or discounted use values. Later reports would compare year over year. OPM would send the report to Congress and post it online.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
NC • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
KY • R
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
AL • R
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
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