RETURN Act

Bill: 118-s-155
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-01-31
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Department of the Treasury

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Require Employees To Uniformly Return Now Act or the RETURN Act</strong></p> <p>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 income tax returns has been eliminated.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 155 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2023 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To ensure that employees of the Internal Revenue Service are brought back to their offices until the backlog of income tax returns has been eliminated.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Require Employees To Uniformly Return Now Act or the RETURN Act . 2. Bringing IRS employees back to the office (a) In general Notwithstanding any other law, in the case of an applicable employee, such employee shall not be authorized to telework during the period— (1) beginning on the date that is 5 business days after the date of enactment of this Act, and (2) ending on the date on which the Commissioner of Internal Revenue certifies that the processing backlog with respect to income tax returns has been eliminated. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) Applicable employee The term applicable employee means an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who, as of the date of enactment of this Act, is authorized to telework, on a temporary or permanent basis, pursuant to a policy established by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19). (2) Telework The term telework has the same meaning given such term under section 6501(3) of title 5, United States Code.