# 119-hr-977: Support Military Families Act

119-hr-977, Support Military Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-977
- Congress: 119
- Title: Support Military Families Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Keeps telework options for federal employees who are military spouses.** The Support Military Families Act would exempt executive branch employees who are spouses of members of the armed forces from any requirement to return to full-time in-person work if they were eligible to telework before January 20, 2025. It would also require the Comptroller General to report within 180 days of enactment on how many employees this affects, their average one-way commute in miles, and the estimated economic impact of forcing in-person work, including costs to fill vacancies and lost productivity. The bill uses the terms "armed forces" and "civil service" as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2101.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Telework protection for military spouses: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let certain federal employees keep teleworking instead of returning to full-time in-person work. You would be covered only if you are an executive-branch employee and the spouse of a member of the armed forces. The rule would apply only if you were eligible to telework o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-977 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/977)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-977 (as of 2025-12-21).