H.Res. 807 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Oct 14, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryCongress requests government shutdown documents
This resolution asks the President to share documents and communications with Congress about what happened during the government shutdown that started October 1, 2025. Specifically, it requests information about any planned job cuts at federal agencies, any efforts to avoid paying furloughed employees (workers sent home without pay during the shutdown), and communications between the President's office and various government agencies about these matters.
How it affects you
If you're a federal employee who was furloughed or had your pay withheld during the shutdown, this resolution seeks to bring documents about those decisions to Congress so lawmakers can see what happened. The resolution doesn't directly change anything for you right now, but it's Congress asking for information to understand the shutdown's impact on federal workers.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Oct 14, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH.Res. 807
RESOLUTION
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7) · Introduced Oct 14, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 14, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.”