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The True Cost of Government Shutdowns
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations conducted an investigation into the cost of government shutdowns to the American taxpayer. The Subcommittee surveyed 26 federal agencies and found the last three government shutdowns (as of 2019) cost taxpayers nearly $4 billion; at least $3.7 billion in back pay to furloughed federal workers, and at least $338 million in other costs associated with the shutdowns, including extra administrative work, lost revenue, and late fees on interest payments.
Date
2019-09-17
Document Type
Senate Bipartisan Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
183 pages
Congress
116
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Bipartisan
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2002: Government Efficiency, General Regulatory Policy and Bureaucratic Oversight
Related 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)
• 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)