RETURN Act

Bill: 118-hr-474
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2023-01-24
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: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
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 for all taxable years has been eliminated.</p> <p>The Department of the Treasury may not obligate additional funds for the IRS until the date on which the IRS certifies that the backlog has been eliminated.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 474 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2023 Mr. Meuser introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To ensure that employees of the Internal Revenue Service are brought back to their offices until the backlog of 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 provision of 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 for all taxable years 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. 3. Prohibition on obligation of funds until IRS backlog is eliminated Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may not obligate the funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service under section 10301 of the Inflation Reduction Act ( Public Law 117–169 ) until the date described in section 2(a)(2).