U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10713: Federal Telework Protection Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a process for considering telework requests of Federal employees, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a process for considering telework requests of Federal employees, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a process for considering telework requests of Federal employees, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Telework Protection Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Experience in the Federal Government since the enactment of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 indicates that the ability of the Federal workforce to telework-- (A) improves agencies' productivity, emergency preparedness, continuity of operations in disruptive circumstances; (B) reduces staff turnover, absenteeism, lost productivity, and use of sick leave; (C) improves employee health; (D) promotes savings of funds and the effective use energy, funding, and other resources; and (E) helps with the retention and recruitment of qualified talent into the Federal workforce. (2) It is in the public interest that the Federal workforce performs at the highest levels of productivity and performance to accomplish the operations of the Government. Telework improves and facilitates the efficient accomplishment of operations of the Government, therefore telework for Federal employees is in the public interest. SECTION 3. Federal employee telework request process (a) In general Section 6505 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence and inserting The Telework Managing Officer shall be within the executive agency …
Sponsors
- Suhas Subramanyam (D, HD-010) · primary sponsor
- James Walkinshaw (D, HD-011)
- Steny Hoyer (D, HD-005)
- Jennifer McClellan (D, HD-004)
- Glenn Ivey (D, HD-004)
- Stephen Lynch (D, HD-008)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- Jill Tokuda (D, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10713?
- HB10713 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Federal Telework Protection Act.
- What does HB10713 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a process for considering telework requests of Federal employees, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10713?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10713?
- Suhas Subramanyam (D, HD-010), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10713?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10713
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