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S. 3727 117th Congress Senate

RETURN Act

Official title: A bill to ensure that employees of the Internal Revenue Service are brought back to their offices until the backlog of 2020 tax returns has been eliminated.

Introduced: March 2, 2022 Introduced by: John Kennedy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of the TreasuryEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Infectious and parasitic diseasesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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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
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 Latest action March 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3727: RETURN Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3727/
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"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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