What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill requires federal agencies to allow eligible federal employees who are military spouses to continue teleworking or working remotely, exempting them from any requirement to return to full-time in-person work. It applies only to those who were eligible for such arrangements before January 20, 2025. The bill also mandates a Government Accountability Office report on the number of affected employees, their potential commute distances, and the economic impact of requiring in-person work.
Action Timeline
2025-02-05
Introduced in House
2025-02-05
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-02-05
Introduced in House
2025-02-05
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H466)
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.977 pass?
HR.977 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 56%.
What does HR.977 do?
This bill requires federal agencies to allow eligible federal employees who are military spouses to continue teleworking or working remotely, exempting them from any requirement to return to full-time in-person work. It applies only to those who were eligible for such arrangements before January 20, 2025. The bill also mandates a Government Accountability Office report on the number of affected employees, their potential commute distances, and the economic impact of requiring in-person work.
Who sponsored HR.977?
HR.977 was sponsored by Eugene Simon Vindman (D-Virginia).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 977 IH: Support Military Families Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 977 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2025 Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To permit Federal employees who are spouses of members of the armed forces to engage in telework and remote work, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Military Families Act . 2. Permitting telework or remote work for Federal employees who are military spouses (a) In general Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, any employee in the executive branch of the Federal Government who is a spouse of a member of the armed forces— (1) shall be exempt from any requirement to return to full-time in-person work; and (2) may engage in telework or remote work. (b) Application Subsection (a) shall only apply to such a spouse who, prior to January 20, 2025, was eligible to telework or remote work. (c) GAO report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report, to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and publish such report on the public website of the Government Accountability Office. Such report shall include— (1) the total number of employees described in subsection (a); (2) the average distance (in miles) such employees would commute if required to report to work in-person at their agency duty station; and (3) the estimated economic impact of requiring such employees to perform in-person work, including the estimated costs of filling positions becoming vacant and lost productivity costs to the Federal Government. (d) Definitions In this section, the terms armed forces and civil service have the meaning given those terms in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code.
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