# 117-hr-8742: RETURN Act

117-hr-8742, RETURN Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8742
- Congress: 117
- Title: RETURN Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-08-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Require Employees To Uniformly Return Now Act or the RETURN Act 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 2020 income tax returns has been eliminated. The Department of the Treasury may not obligate additional funds for the IRS until the date on which the IRS certifies the backlog has been eliminated.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8742 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8742)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8742 (as of 2025-11-18).