S21-119

In Committee

REMOTE Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 7, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, REMOTE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Requiring Effective Management and Oversight of Teleworking Employees Act or the REMOTE Act.
  • Section id0e12996938c44bd89c188d32d9c9593e: 2. Utilization data and reporting In this section: The term agency office means any office space— that is owned or leased by an Executive department; and in...
  • Section idc432cac4b8b04808b7700746838edac7: 3. Chief Human Capital Officer reports Section 6506(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: Each year, the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, REMOTE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, REMOTE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 7, 2025

Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Jan 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Jan 7, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"teleworking employee" §id0e12996938c44bd89c188d32d9c9593e

an employee of an Executive department, or a contract employee with respect to an Executive department, who is— working on behalf of the Executive department and not detailed to a different Federal entity

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