Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The bill requires Executive agencies to restore telework policies, practices, and levels to those in effect on December 31, 2019, within 30 days. Agencies may not expand telework beyond that baseline until submitting a six-month study and a telework plan to Congress, and obtaining an OPM Director certification that the plan meets specified performance, cost, dispersal, and security criteria.
Progressives emphasize worker flexibility and accommodation harms
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a clear directive to reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies, identifies responsible entities and deadlines, and creates a study-and-certification process to authorize any future expansions.
The bill requires Executive agencies to restore telework policies, practices, and levels to those in effect on December 31, 2019, within 30 days.
Agencies may not expand telework beyond that baseline until submitting a six-month study and a telework plan to Congress, and obtaining an OPM Director certification that the plan meets specified performance, cost, dispersal, and security criteria.
Agencies may resubmit plans if the Director withholds certification.
Focused administrative change with high partisan salience and contested impacts on federal employees; procedural hurdles and need for Senate consensus lower odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a clear directive to reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies, identifies responsible entities and deadlines, and creates a study-and-certification process to authorize any future expansions. Its construction is procedurally coherent but limited in operational detail necessary for comprehensive implementation across varied agencies.
Progressives emphasize worker flexibility and accommodation harms
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize worker flexibility and accommodation harms
Likely views this as a rollback of worker flexibility and an imposition on employees who rely on remote work.
Appreciates study and security focus but worries about harms to caregivers, disabled workers, recruitment, and climate goals.
Sees valid goals—improving service, security, and cost control—but worries the 30-day rollback and vague certification tests are rushed.
Supports evidence-based reform and clearer metrics.
Likely supportive; views the bill as restoring in-person accountability and reducing excessive telework.
Appreciates OPM oversight and cost-focused certification requirements.
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Focused administrative change with high partisan salience and contested impacts on federal employees; procedural hurdles and need for Senate consensus lower odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize worker flexibility and accommodation harms
Focused administrative change with high partisan salience and contested impacts on federal employees; procedural hurdles and need for Senat…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a clear directive to reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies, identifies responsible entities and deadlines, and creates a study-and-certification process t…
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