S. 82 (119th)Bill Overview

Telework Reform Act of 2025

Government Operations and Politics|Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCommuting
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jan 13, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Introduced
Committee
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President
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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

<p><strong>Telework Reform Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes additional terms and conditions for executive agency telework&nbsp;policies. It also&nbsp;authorizes agencies to noncompetitively hire qualified covered veterans, military spouses, and spouses of law enforcement officers for remote telework (i.e.,&nbsp;full-time telework from an approved alternative worksite). </p><p>The bill&nbsp;provides, among other requirements, that agencies</p><ul><li>limit telework agreements to a period of one year,</li><li>review telework agreements at least annually,</li><li>ensure that telework policies address the extent to which telework may be restricted based on performance or&nbsp;disciplinary action, and&nbsp;</li><li>establish systems to confirm that employees are working&nbsp;solely at approved worksites.</li></ul><p>The bill also authorizes agencies to noncompetitively&nbsp;appoint veterans, military spouses, and spouses of law enforcement officers with appropriate qualifications to remote telework positions.&nbsp;The authority for hiring spouses of law enforcement officers is a seven-year pilot program. </p><p>Further, the bill requires the (1) Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines to protect the security of information and systems used while teleworking, and (2) the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study comparing the processing time for constituent services provided by agencies as of the study's date with the average processing times in 2019.</p>

Why people may split

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Watch point

The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.

<p><strong>Telework Reform Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes additional terms and conditions for executive agency telework&nbsp;policies.

It also&nbsp;authorizes agencies to noncompetitively hire qualified covered veterans, military spouses, and spouses of law enforcement officers for remote telework (i.e.,&nbsp;full-time telework from an approved alternative worksite). </p><p>The bill&nbsp;provides, among other requirements, that agencies</p><ul><li>limit telework agreements to a period of one year,</li><li>review telework agreements at least annually,</li><li>ensure that telework policies address the extent to which telework may be restricted based on performance or&nbsp;disciplinary action, and&nbsp;</li><li>establish systems to confirm that employees are working&nbsp;solely at approved worksites.</li></ul><p>The bill also authorizes agencies to noncompetitively&nbsp;appoint veterans, military spouses, and spouses of law enforcement officers with appropriate qualifications to remote telework positions.&nbsp;The authority for hiring spouses of law enforcement officers is a seven-year pilot program. </p><p>Further, the bill requires the (1) Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines to protect the security of information and systems used while teleworking, and (2) the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study comparing the processing time for constituent services provided by agencies as of the study's date with the average processing times in 2019.</p>

Passage38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention62/100

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens0% / 100%
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  • No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
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  • No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Centrist

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Conservative

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

Why this could stall
  • The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

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