Melanie Stansbury

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.

This resolution supports the designation of Muslim-American Heritage Month and honors the contributions of Muslim Americans in the economy, culture, and identity of the United States.

This resolution requests that the President provide to the House of Representatives copies of any documents or other communications related to * ending application for Social Security benefits by phone; * closing or consolidating Social Security Administration (SSA) offices after March 12, 2025; or * reducing SSA staff after March 12, 2025.