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H.R. 6703 117th Congress House

Return to Work Act

Official title: To require executive agencies to reinstate telework policies that were in place on December 31, 2019, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2022 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 11, 2022
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 Latest action February 11, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Return to Work Act

This bill requires the head of each executive agency to reinstate the telework policies in use by that agency on December 31, 2019.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 8
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Apr 29, 2022
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Mar 16, 2022
Keller, Fred
· Mar 7, 2022
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 2, 2022
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 11, 2022
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 11, 2022
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Feb 11, 2022
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 11, 2022
Hice, Jody
· Feb 11, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 11, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 11, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6703: Return to Work Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6703/
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"H.R. 6703: Return to Work Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6703/.
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H.R. 6703, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6703/.
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[H.R. 6703: Return to Work Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6703/)
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