Federal and Small Business Telework Promotion Act
Latest action · Apr 19, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal and Small Business Telework Promotion Act - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to require each federal agency to take necessary actions to reduce the level of fuel consumed by vehicles of employees of such agency (other than fuel for military purposes) by ten percent or more during the one-year period following enactment of this section. Outlines methods to achieve such reduction, including telework and carpooling.
Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to conduct, in not more than five of the SBA's regions, a pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and to encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees. Requires the Administrator to make special efforts to conduct outreach to businesses owned by or employing individuals with disabilities, including disabled American veterans, and agencies, groups, or organizations that aid such individuals. Terminates such program after two years.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2006Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Bicycles
- Car pools
- Commerce
- Commuting
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disabled
- Employment of the disabled
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Federal employees
- Fuel consumption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Government travel
- Mass rapid transit
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sheltered workshops
- Small business
- Telecommuting
- Transportation and Public Works
- Veterans' employment
- Walking
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
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