# 119-hr-2297: Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act

119-hr-2297, Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2297
- Congress: 119
- Title: Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public reports on union time at agencies: benefit, high. 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,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2297 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2297)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1923)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2297 (as of 2026-04-21).