119-hr236

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 236 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 236

 To prohibit certain telework employees from receiving certain annual 
 adjustments to pay schedules, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 7, 2025

 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Weber of 
Texas, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Collins, 
 Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. 
 Fleischmann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

 To prohibit certain telework employees from receiving certain annual 
 adjustments to pay schedules, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Return to Work 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee''--
        (A) means an employee who teleworks not fewer than 
 1 day, or in the case of an alternative work schedule, 
 not less than 20 percent, a week; and
        (B) does not include an employee who--
            (i) teleworks not fewer than 1 day a week; 
 and
            (ii) is--
            (I) is disabled and receives 
 reasonable accommodations;
            (II) a member of the Foreign 
 Service of the United States;
            (III) a Federal law enforcement 
 officer;
            (IV) a member of the Armed Forces 
 on active duty; or
            (V) any other employee, the 
 official worksite of whom is not 
 described in 

section 531.605

    (a)

    (1) of 
 title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 
 (or any corresponding similar 
 regulation or ruling).

    (2) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given 
 the term in 

section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.

    (3) Telework.--The term ``telework'' has the meaning given 
 the term in 

section 6501 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO PAY SCHEDULES.

 No covered employee may receive an annual adjustment under 

section 5303 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 4. PAY LOCALITIES.

 Each covered employee shall be paid at the rate of basic pay under 
the applicable grade and step for that employee under the locality pay 
area designated as ``Rest of U.S.''--

    (1) as of the date on which the employee becomes a covered 
 employee; and

    (2) which shall not be adjusted under 

section 5304 of title 
 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first full 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
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