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S 3727 117th Congress Senate Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of the Treasury Emergency medical services and trauma care Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Infectious and parasitic diseases Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

RETURN Act

Introduced: March 2, 2022 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Require Employees To Uniformly Return Now Act or the RETURN Act

This bill prohibits Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees from teleworking during the period beginning five business days after the enactment of this bill and ending on the date on which the IRS certifies that the processing backlog for 2020 income tax returns has been eliminated.

What's happening now March 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3727: RETURN Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3727/
MLA
"S. 3727: RETURN Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3727/.
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S. 3727, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3727/.
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[S. 3727: RETURN Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3727/)
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