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S. 82 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

Telework Reform Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 13, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat

Sponsored by Lankford, James R-OK · 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat, 0 Republicans
IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 196 words.

Telework Reform Act of 2025 This bill establishes additional terms and conditions for executive agency telework policies. It also authorizes agencies to noncompetitively hire qualified covered veterans, military spouses, and spouses of law enforcement officers for remote telework (i.e., full-time telework from an approved alternative worksite). The bill provides, among other requirements, that agencies limit telework agreements to a period of one year, review telework agreements at least annually, ensure that telework policies address the extent to which telework may be restricted based on performance or disciplinary action, and establish systems to confirm that employees are working solely at approved worksites. The bill also authorizes agencies to noncompetitively appoint veterans, military spouses, and spouses of law enforcement officers with appropriate qualifications to remote telework positions. The authority for hiring spouses of law enforcement officers is a seven-year pilot program. 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.

Context
Committees
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
4 of 251 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 3,599 words
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCommutingComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightEmployee performanceEmployment and training programs +8 more
Latest action
Jan 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]