The SHOW UP Act would require federal government agencies to go back to the work-from-home policies they had at the end of 2019, essentially rolling back any expansions to remote work that happened since then. If an agency wants to allow more employees to work from home than was permitted in 2019, they'd need to get special approval from the Office of Personnel Management (the federal agency that handles government employee policies). That office would have to certify that allowing more remote work would actually help the agency do its job better and save money—not cost more. In practical terms, this means federal employees who've been working from home during and after the pandemic could be required to return to offices, unless their agency can prove that remote work arrangements make financial and operational sense. The bill essentially puts the brakes on expanded telework programs across the federal government and makes agencies justify any remote work policies beyond what existed before the pandemic.

SHOW UP Act of 2023

Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]

Stopping Home Office Work's Unproductive Problems Act of 2023 or the SHOW UP Act of 2023 This bill requires each executive agency to reinstate the telework policies that were in place on December 31, 2019. Agencies may not implement expanded telework policies unless the Office of Personnel Management certifies that such policies, among other requirements, will have a positive effect on the agency's mission and operational costs.