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S. 3672 · 117th Congress

RETURN Act of 2022

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Return Employees to Understaffed Work Sites to Reopen Now Act of 2022 or the RETURN Act of 2022

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 16, 2022

Return Employees to Understaffed Work Sites to Reopen Now Act of 2022 or the RETURN Act of 2022

This bill requires each federal agency to submit to Congress and publish on the agency's website a plan for the agency to resume in-person operations.

The plan shall, among other things, include

  • the agency's policy with respect to permitting permanent remote work for employees who can successfully achieve their duties away from their official work sites,
  • metrics to measure the productivity of employees performing remote work to identify employees that fail to fulfill their duties,
  • a plan to provide essential government services in person for individuals in the United States, and
  • measures to prepare for future public health emergencies that can be quickly implemented if remote work becomes necessary.

Each agency must submit a report to the General Services Administration recommending termination of the agency's leases of physical work spaces that are underused.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: RETURN Act of 2022

Also known as: Return Employees to Understaffed Work Sites to Reopen Now Act of 2022

Latest action (Feb 16, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 16, 2022

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.