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HR 7199 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for…

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 24, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill bars the use of any of the unobligated COVID-19 relief funds made available to the Department of the Interior until Interior reinstates the telework policies, practices, and levels of telework as in effect at Interior on December 31, 2019.

No later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, Interior shall submit to Congress a plan for opening the offices of Interior for in-office work in a manner consistent with the policies, practices, and levels of telework as in effect on December 31, 2019.

What's happening now March 24, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7199: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7199/
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"H.R. 7199: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7199/.
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H.R. 7199, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7199/.
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[H.R. 7199: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7199/)
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