Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Publication

The True Cost of Government Shutdowns

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Citations
Altmetric:
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued a Bipartisan Staff Report alleging that the last three government shutdowns cost taxpayers nearly $4 billion, including $3.7 billion in back pay and $338 million in additional administrative and operational losses. The report contains recommendations.
Date
2019-09-17
Document Type
Senate Bipartisan Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
183 pages
Congress
116
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Senate, Bipartisan
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2002: Government Efficiency, General Regulatory Policy and Bureaucratic Oversight
Cited Hearings
• House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment, hearing on "Oversight of the SEC's Division of Investment Management," 115th Cong., H.Hrg. 115-118, (2018, September 26)
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, hearing on "The Impacts of the Government Shutdown on Our Economic Security," 113th Cong., S.Hrg. 113-615, (2013, October 11)
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on "Effect of Government Shutdown on VA Benefits and Services to Veterans," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-38, (2013, October 9)
• Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing on “Review of the FY2020 Budget Request for the CFTC & SEC,” 116th Cong., (2019, May 7)
Press Releases and Contextual Information