# 119-hr-473: SHOW UP Act of 2025

119-hr-473, SHOW UP Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-473
- Congress: 119
- Title: SHOW UP Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Reinstate pre-pandemic federal telework rules** and block most new telework expansions for Executive agencies. Agencies would have to return to the telework levels in effect on December 31, 2019 and secure Office of Personnel Management approval before expanding remote work. - Federal employees: Many workers would be limited to the same telework access they had on December 31, 2019, with no expansion until an agency plan is certified. - Agencies: Each agency would have 30 days to adopt pre‑pandemic policies and 6 months to submit a study and any expansion plan to Congress that analyzes mission impacts, underused property costs, secure network capacity, and personnel dispersal. - Oversight and approvals: The OPM Director must certify that any expansion will improve mission performance and customer service, substantially reduce property or locality pay costs, and ensure secure networks and tools without materially increasing overall costs; agencies may revise and resubmit plans if not certified.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Return federal telework to 2019 levels: cost, low. Executive agencies would have 30 days after enactment to go back to the telework rules they had on December 31, 2019. They would not be able to allow more telework than that. Agencies could only expand later if they send a plan to Congress and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management cert…
- Approval required to expand telework: mixed, low. Within 6 months, each agency would have to send Congress a study of pandemic telework’s effects. The study would cover mission and customer service impacts, costs from unused buildings, locality pay errors, network security and equipment gaps, and workforce spread. Any plan to expand telework beyon…
- Who is covered by telework rules: mixed, low. The bill would define key terms. It would apply to Executive agencies, but not the Government Accountability Office. It would define the OPM Director as the certifying official. It would use existing law for locality pay and say telework includes remote work.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/473)

## Related
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-473 (as of 2026-04-21).