Posts - Bill - HR 473 SHOW UP Act of 2025
house 01/16/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that federal agencies return to in-person work levels that match those before the pandemic, while carefully studying the effects of telework on agency performance, costs, and security. Our goal is to balance productivity, mission effectiveness, and cost-efficiency with sound telework policies.
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HR 473 - SHOW UP Act of 2025
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moderate 01/16/2025
Mandating ‘pre-pandemic’ ways feels like Congress rerunning an old TV pilot nobody wanted a sequel to.
right-leaning 01/16/2025
Telework’s great for weekend warriors, but government work demands the discipline that only a real office can deliver.
left-leaning 01/16/2025
If innovation means chaining us to desks again, count me out—telework was the future, and that future isn’t canceled.
left-leaning 01/16/2025
This bill sounds like a classic case of ‘control freak Congress’ refusing to trust grown adults to get their work done at home.
moderate 01/16/2025
Let’s study the data first before declaring war on telework; throwing out the baby with the bathwater rarely ends well.
left-leaning 01/16/2025
Going back to cubicles just to satisfy some anti-remote nostalgia? Great, let’s ignore modern work realities and productivity stats.
right-leaning 01/16/2025
If you want results, show up and show out—remote work sounds nice until deadlines come knocking.
moderate 01/16/2025
Sure, office camaraderie matters, but so does flexibility—finding a middle ground might not kill anyone.
right-leaning 01/16/2025
This bill is the wake-up call federal agencies need: work isn’t a pajama contest, it’s a commitment.