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S 807 118th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

RETURN Act of 2023

Introduced: March 15, 2023 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Return Employees to Understaffed Work Sites to Reopen Now Act of 2023 or the RETURN Act of 2023

This bill requires each federal agency to submit to Congress and publish on the agency's website a plan for the agency to resume in-person operations.

The plan shall, among other things, include

  • the agency's policy with respect to permitting permanent remote work for employees who can successfully achieve their duties away from their official work sites,
  • metrics to measure the productivity of employees performing remote work to identify employees that fail to fulfill their duties,
  • a plan to provide essential government services in person for individuals in the United States, and
  • measures to prepare for future public health emergencies that can be quickly implemented if remote work becomes necessary.

Each agency must submit a report to the General Services Administration recommending termination of the agency's leases of physical work spaces that are underused.

What's happening now March 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 807: RETURN Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-807/
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"S. 807: RETURN Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-807/.
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S. 807, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-807/.
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