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Emergency Telework Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3561| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2020
Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (2)
Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency Telework Act of 2020 This bill requires each federal agency (executive, legislative, and judicial) to allow eligible employees to telework full-time during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). An employee is considered eligible if the employee has not received specified disciplinary action and is otherwise determined eligible by the agency. In the event the public health emergency is renewed, the bill's requirements continue to apply if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), determines the requirements would reduce the spread of COVID-19. If the requirements no longer apply, agencies may still allow high-risk employees or employees at certain work sites to telework full-time during the renewal period. Additionally, OPM must, in coordination with HHS, develop an expansive telework policy for use in future outbreaks of infectious diseases.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 22, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 22, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Emergency Telework Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3561| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2020
Emergency Telework Act of 2020 This bill requires each federal agency (executive, legislative, and judicial) to allow eligible employees to telework full-time during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). An employee is considered eligible if the employee has not received specified disciplinary action and is otherwise determined eligible by the agency. In the event the public health emergency is renewed, the bill's requirements continue to apply if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), determines the requirements would reduce the spread of COVID-19. If the requirements no longer apply, agencies may still allow high-risk employees or employees at certain work sites to telework full-time during the renewal period. Additionally, OPM must, in coordination with HHS, develop an expansive telework policy for use in future outbreaks of infectious diseases.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 22, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 22, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (2)
Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCommutingComputers and information technologyEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInfectious and parasitic diseases