Bill

S 21

REMOTE Act

119th Congress Introduced by Marsha Blackburn and 2 co-sponsors

Requires stronger management and oversight of federal telework programs, establishing new standards, governance, and accountability for agencies and remote workers.

Introduced in Senate

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Bill Summary · S 21

S. 21 REMOTE Act — Summary

Overview

Bill Number: S. 21
Title: REMOTE Act (Requiring Effective Management and Oversight of Teleworking Employees Act)
Status: Introduced in the Senate; Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Introduced: January 7, 2025
Short citation: The Act may be cited as the REMOTE Act

Purpose and Intent

The bill is framed around improving the management and oversight of teleworking (remote) employees. The acronym REMOTE stands for Requiring Effective Management and Oversight of Teleworking Employees Act, signaling a focus on formalizing or strengthening policies and practices related to telework within federal or government-related contexts.

What the bill does (substantive provisions)

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Therefore, the specific requirements, standards, reporting obligations, enforcement mechanisms, or agencies affected are not enumerated here. The summary below reflects what is explicitly known and what is implied by the bill’s title.

Legislative History to Date

2025-01-07: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
2025-01-07: Introduced in Senate

Potential Impact and Affected Parties

Likely Affected: Federal agencies that employ teleworking or remote-work arrangements, as well as federal employees who telework. If enacted, agencies could face new or enhanced requirements related to how teleworking is managed, supervised, and evaluated.
Potential Areas of Focus (not specified in the provided text but commonly involved in telework oversight): governance frameworks for telework programs, reporting and metrics on remote-work performance, security and oversight controls for remote work, employee eligibility criteria, monitoring and accountability mechanisms, and interagency coordination on telework policies.
Non-federal implications are not indicated in the provided information; the bill’s reference to “teleworking employees” suggests a federal or government-related scope, given the committee assignment to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Next Steps and Timeline

As introduced, the bill would need to pass the Senate (and then the House if it advances) and be signed by the President to become law.
Typical next steps include committee hearings or markups, potential amendments, and floor votes in both chambers.
If amended, the bill could return to the floor for further consideration.

If you’d like, I can add a brief outline of common structures such telework oversight bills tend to include (definitions, standards, reporting, and enforcement) for context, clearly labeled as speculative until the bill’s text is available.

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