Federal Employee Return to Work Act
U.S. Congress · HR236 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-01-07. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Summary (plain-language)
Federal Employee Return to Work Act This bill prohibits providing certain annual or locality-based pay increases to teleworking federal employees. Currently, federal law mandates annual adjustments to General Schedule (GS) pay rates according to (1) a formula based on the annual percentage change in the Employment Cost Index (a measure of labor costs in the private sector); and (2) the difference between public and private sector pay rates in an employee's locality, if that difference exceeds 5%. For example, in 2025, the default annual rate of pay for a GS-7 (step 1) employee is $49,960; the adjusted annual rate of pay for a GS-7 (step 1) employee in the locality pay area that includes Washington, DC, is $57,164. The bill makes executive agency employees who telework at least one day each week (or, in the case of an alternative work schedule, 20% or more each week) ineligible for these payments. The bill is effective on the first day of the fiscal year beginning after the bill's enactment.
Sponsors
- Dan Newhouse (primary)
- Lauren Boebert
- Tom Barrett
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Mike Collins
- Juan Ciscomani
- Jake Ellzey
- Pat Fallon
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
- Brad Finstad
- Andy Harris
- Richard Hudson
- Ashley Hinson
- Pat Harrigan
- Mike Kelly
- Doug LaMalfa
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Daniel Meuser
- Zachary Nunn
- Harold Rogers
- William R. Timmons IV
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-01-07 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |