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S. 2533 · 118th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time.

Died in committee204 words Introduced Jul 26, 2023 · Latest action Jul 26, 2023

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  1. IntroducedJul 26, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
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S. 2533 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 26, 2023

SECTION 1. FULL-TIME TELEWORK FOR CERTAIN MILITARY SPOUSES EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) In general. Not later than 30 calendar days after receiving a request from a covered individual under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) authorize such covered individual to work 100 percent remotely if the Secretary determines that the duties of such covered individual do not require the presence of the covered individual in the workplace; or (2) in the case of a covered individual who does not receive authorization under paragraph (1)— (A) reassign the covered individual to a position in the Department at the new permanent duty location of the spouse of such covered individual; or (B) grant the covered individual terminal leave without pay for the greater of— (i) the duration of the service of the spouse of the covered individual at such permanent duty location; or (ii) the period of 36 consecutive months following the permanent change of station.

(b) Definition. In this section, the term covered individual means an individual— (1) who is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces; (2) who is employed by the Department of Defense; and (3) who relocates because such member receives a permanent change of station.

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Who lobbies on it

1 organization · 6 filings · Q3 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. National Treasury Employees Union 6 of 6 quarters
    “H. Res. 890, Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs. H. Res. 1329, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $1.2M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

Organizations that named S. 2533 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Jul 26, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  2. Jul 26, 2023Introduced in Senate