HR 6108 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act

Introduced Mar 5, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Gerald E. Connolly D-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 5, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 5, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act

This bill requires a federal agency's telework policy to include information on (1) annual goals for increasing the telework participation rate, and (2) methods for collecting data related to cost savings achieved through telework.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2020 to Apr 7, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalMar 5, 2020
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMar 5, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 10, 2020
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 7, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 5, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any department or officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 44, March 5, 2020, page H1536.

CRS reports 2

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Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3428Telework Metrics and Cost Savings ActRelated billMar 10, 2020
HR 6379Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020Related billMar 23, 2020
HR 6551Telework Metrics and Cost Savings ActReintroduction ofJul 26, 2018
HR 6800The Heroes ActRelated billJul 23, 2020

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve Federal agency teleworking programs, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2020Introduced in House

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