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Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]
Introduced
Summary
Transparent, auditable reporting of taxpayer-funded "official time" would be the bill's main aim. It would create yearly public reports and regular GAO audits to track the costs and use of official time under 5 U.S.C. 7131.
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- Agencies: Agency heads would have to submit and post a report by June 30 each year that lists total costs, reasons for each authorization of official time, and aggregated spending on negotiations, arbitration, travel, expert fees, and related expenses.
- Federal employees and labor organizations: Reports would disclose per-employee details including position, annual pay rate, bonuses, benefit costs, hours spent on official time, and the percentage of an employee’s work time those hours represent. Agencies must also report square footage and monetary value of agency property made available to labor organizations.
- Public and Congress: The Comptroller General would audit agency accounting at least once every four years. If an agency fails to follow generally accepted accounting principles the GAO must brief authorizing committees, increasing public and congressional visibility.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Public reports on union time at agencies
If enacted, each federal agency would post an annual report by June 30 each year after enactment. The report would show the total cost of official union time and why time was approved. It would list, for each covered employee, their position, base pay, any bonus, benefit costs, hours on union time, and the exact share of their work hours. It would also total pay and fees for bargaining, grievances, mediation and arbitration; travel and expert costs; space and hours given to unions and the dollar value; reimbursements; and any penalties or settlements. Agencies would explain any increase in official time from the prior year. GAO would audit at least every 4 years and brief Congress if agencies are not using standard accounting rules. The bill would use existing federal labor law definitions to set the scope.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]
FL • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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