S 1000 · 110th Congress 2007โ€“2009, ended

Telework Enhancement Act of 2007

Latest action · Nov 19, 2008 By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 110-526.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 27, 2007
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Telework Enhancement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) establish a policy under which eligible employees may be authorized to telework; and (2) determine and notify all agency employees of their eligibility. Requires such policy to: (1) ensure that telework does not diminish employee performance or agency operations; (2) require a written agreement between an agency manager and a participating employee; (3) prohibit participation if an employee's performance does not comply with the terms of the agreement; (4) exclude employees whose official duties require daily physical presence for activity with equipment or handling of secure materials, except in emergency situations; and (5) determine the use of telework as part of the agency's continuity of operations plans in the event of an emergency.

(Sec. 4) Requires each agency head to: (1) provide an interactive telework training program to eligible employees and their managers; (2) make no distinction between teleworkers and non-teleworkers for performance appraisals; and (3) consult Office of Personnel Management (OPM) performance management guidelines when determining what constitutes diminished employee performance.

(Sec. 5) Requires each agency to consult with OPM in developing telework policies. Directs OPM to: (1) provide policy and policy guidance for telework; and (2) consult with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on telework policy guidance regarding continuation of operations and long-term emergencies and with the General Services Administration (GSA) on telework policy guidance for telework centers, travel, technology, equipment, and dependent care. Provides that a continuity of operations plan shall supersede any telework policy. Requires OPM to maintain a central telework website.

(Sec. 6) Directs each agency head to appoint a Telework Managing Officer to: (1) develop and implement the agency's telework program; and (2) serve as an advisor for agency leadership, a resource for managers and employees, and a primary agency point of contact for OPM on telework matters. Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 and the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the appointment of a Telework Managing Officer (current law provides for the designation of a Telework Coordinator).

(Sec. 7) Requires the Director of OPM to submit an annual report on agency telework programs to specified committees, the Comptroller General, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

(Sec. 8) Provides that an agency shall be in compliance with this Act if each participating employee regularly performs officially assigned duties at home or at other worksites geographically convenient to the employee's residence during at least 20% of each pay period.

Requires each agency manager to report to the agency's Chief Human Capital Officer and Telework Managing Officer annually on efforts to promote telework opportunities and on obstacles to promoting such opportunities.

Requires: (1) the Chief Human Capital Office of each agency to annually report to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Chief Human Capital Offices Council on management efforts to promote telework; and (2) OMB to report to Congress on agency noncompliance and recommendations for corrective actions.

(Sec. 9) Requires the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the House Administration Committee, and the heads of the legislative branch agencies to establish guidelines for a policy under which Senate, House, and legislative agency employees may be authorized to telework. Requires eligible legislative agency employees and their managers to participate in a telework training program.

(Sec. 10) Extends authority for federal agencies to conduct certain travel expenses test programs.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2007 to Dec 4, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalMar 27, 2007
R-MNNorm ColemanNov 16, 2007
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichDec 4, 2007

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 27, 2007Markup Nov 14, 2007Reported Oct 1, 2008
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
Referred Jun 6, 2007

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 19, 2008By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 110-526.
  2. Oct 1, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  3. Oct 1, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1101.
  4. Nov 14, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Jun 6, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
  6. Mar 27, 2007Introduced in Senate
  7. Mar 27, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3843-3844)
  8. Mar 27, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3844)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S3843Text printed S3844Ted Stevens R-AK (text)Mar 27, 2007

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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Jan 28, 2008S. 1000, Telework Enhancement Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2007</p>
  2. Jan 28, 2008S. 1000, Telework Enhancement Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2007

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 110-66TELEWORK: BREAKING NEW GROUND?176 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeNov 6, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-390ASSESSING TELEWORK POLICIES AND INITIATIVES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT110 pagesHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeJun 12, 2007

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to enhance the Federal Telework Program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Telework Enhancement Act of 2007
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Telework Enhancement Act of 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 1, 2008Reported to Senate
  2. Mar 27, 2007Introduced in Senate

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