# 119-hr-5749: Official Time Reporting Act

119-hr-5749, Official Time Reporting Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5749
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5749
- Congress: 119
- Title: Official Time Reporting Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-10-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agency deadline to report official time: benefit, low. 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…
- Annual public report on official time: benefit, low. 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 w…

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- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

## Sources
- [119-hr-5749 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5749)

## Related
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2126)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5749 (as of 2026-04-21).