HR 8742 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

RETURN Act

Introduced Aug 23, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Daniel Meuser R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 23, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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. IntroducedAug 23, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Require Employees To Uniformly Return Now Act or the RETURN Act

This bill prohibits Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees from teleworking during the period beginning five business days after the enactment of this bill and ending on the date on which the IRS certifies that the processing backlog for 2020 income tax returns has been eliminated.

The Department of the Treasury may not obligate additional funds for the IRS until the date on which the IRS certifies the backlog has been eliminated.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 23, 2022 to Aug 26, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalAug 23, 2022
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalAug 23, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalAug 23, 2022
R-CADarrell IssaAug 26, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 23, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Aug 23, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3727RETURN ActRelated billMar 2, 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

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  1. Aug 23, 2022Introduced in House

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