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H.R. 7201 117th Congress House

Earn Your Keep Act

Official title: To reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2022 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Mar 24, 2022
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 Latest action March 24, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Earn Your Keep Act

This bill requires each executive agency to reinstate the telework policies that were in effect on December 31, 2019. Employees who do not comply with the reinstated policies must be removed from the civil service, and their positions must be eliminated.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the locality pay and geographic location of employees who were teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7080 Reintroduced Bill Earn Your Keep Act
  • HR 6703 Return to Work Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7201: Earn Your Keep Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7201/
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"H.R. 7201: Earn Your Keep Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7201/.
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H.R. 7201, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7201/.
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