LEGISLATION/H.Res. 807

Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the firings, dismissal, reduction in force, or withholding of pay for the period of the lapse in appropriations of furloughed employees of the United States Government.

119-HRES-807119th CongressIntroduced Oct 14, 2025Government Operations and Politics
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Introduced
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Signed
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sponsor

Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7](D-MD-7)
23 cosponsors

Summary

This resolution requests that the President submit certain information to Congress regarding a reduction in force or the withholding of pay due to the lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) that began on October 1, 2025.

Specifically, the resolution requests that the President submit to Congress any and all documents and communications related to

  • any proposed reduction in force at a federal agency related to the lapse in appropriations,
  • efforts to create a legal determination at the Office of Management and Budget finding or suggesting that the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 does not create a self-executing requirement that furloughed federal employees must receive pay for the period in which they were furloughed during a lapse in appropriations immediately after the lapse in appropriations ends, and
  • efforts or plans to withhold pay for the period of the lapse of appropriations for excepted or furloughed federal or District of Columbia employees.

The resolution also requests that the President submit to Congress any documents or communications between the President's office, the Vice President's office, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Special Counsel, and the Merit System Protection Board regarding these topics. 

Actions (3)

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 14, 2025House floor actions
Submitted in House
Oct 14, 2025Library of Congress
Submitted in House
Oct 14, 2025Library of Congress