The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved legislation Wednesday meant to improve the tracking of remote workers.
The “Telework Transparency Act of 2024,” S. 4043, from Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), would require agencies to collect and provide more information about telework policies, practices and participation.
Republicans have held several hearings on telework and introduced legislation to limit the practice. The Peters-Ernst bill was meant to find some compromise on the matter.
The bill stalled in May after Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced an amendment that would heavily monitor employee activity. The legislation passed 12-2 on Wednesday, with ranking member Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) the only dissenters.
