Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002
Latest action · Mar 21, 2002 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2002
- Passed HouseMar 20, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires such amendment to provide that solicitations shall not set forth any requirement or evaluation criteria that would render an offeror ineligible to receive a contract award or reduce the scoring of an offeror's proposal based upon the contractor's plan to allow its employees to telecommute, unless the contracting officer first determines and explains that the needs of the agency, including the agency's security needs, cannot be met without such requirement.
Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on agency compliance with the regulations and conformance of the regulations with existing law.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2002 to Mar 19, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Mar 12, 2002 |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Mar 19, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2002Markup Mar 14, 2002 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2002 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 20, 2002Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 373 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3924 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments. Allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to those members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.
- Mar 20, 2002Rule H. Res. 373 passed House.
- Mar 20, 2002Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 373. (consideration: CR H1015-1018)
- Mar 20, 2002Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3924 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments. Allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to those members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1009–H1015, H1015–H1018Text printed H1009, H1017Recorded votes H1018enactRulings of the chair H1012, H1013 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, David Dreier R-CA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Edward L. Schrock R-VA, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Jim Turner D-TX, John F. Tierney D-MA, Pete Sessions R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Shelley Moore Capito R-WV, Tom Davis R-VA | Mar 20, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 19, 2002H.R. 3924, Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on March 14, 2002</p>
- Mar 19, 2002H.R. 3924, Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on March 14, 2002
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 373 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3924) to authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors. | Procedurally related | Mar 20, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative procedure
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Office of Management and Budget
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telecommuting
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2002Referred in Senate
- Mar 20, 2002Engrossed in House
- Mar 12, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
