Special Government Employees Transparency Act of 2025

Introduced on March 27, 2025 by Dave Min

This bill sets new limits and transparency rules for “special Government employees” who work in the executive branch on a temporary basis. It caps their service at 130 days in any 365-day period. After someone hits that limit, the agency must quickly move them into the right employment category under normal federal rules and give them written notice and appeal rights. A “day” counts toward the 130-day cap if the person does more than an hour of admin tasks, does any non‑admin work at all, or is paid for that day.

The bill also creates a public database so anyone can look up certain special Government employees. Within 210 days of the law taking effect, the Office of Personnel Management must launch a free, accessible site with each covered person’s name, job title, pay rate (if any), agency, office, and appointment and end dates. Agencies have 30 days to report updates, and OPM must audit submissions and report back after three years. Agencies must also make financial disclosure reports from covered special Government employees public, with exceptions for specific categories and any report that contains national defense information . The bill’s short title is “Special Government Employees Transparency Act of 2025”.

Key points

• Who is affected: People hired as special Government employees in executive branch agencies.
• What changes: 130‑day service limit; required reclassification after the limit; public database with basic job details; public posting of certain financial disclosure reports, with specific exceptions .
• When: Database must be online within 210 days of enactment; OPM must issue an audit report within three years.