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Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110

§1437b Support for Out-of-area Covered Employees

Title 2 › CHAPTER 24 — CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1437b

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

People who work outside the Washington, DC area must get the same access to the Office’s resources and services as those who work in Washington, DC. "Out-of-area covered employees" are workers located outside the Washington, DC area. "Office" means the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. The Office must create a secure way for these employees to contact it, including an option for live audio and video calls. The Office must also give guidance to employing offices on how to help their out-of-area workers use those services. Congress asks each employing office with out-of-area covered employees to try its best to make access equal.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1437b

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(a)In general
All covered employees whose location of employment is outside of the Washington, DC area (referred to in this section as “out-of-area covered employees”) shall have equitable access to the resources and services provided by the Office and under this chapter as is provided to covered employees who work in the Washington, DC area.
(b)Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
The Office shall—
(1)establish a method by which out-of-area covered employees may communicate securely with the Office, which shall include an option for real-time audiovisual communication; and
(2)provide guidance to employing offices regarding how each office can facilitate equitable access to the resources and services provided under this chapter for its out-of-area covered employees, including information regarding the communication methods described in paragraph (1).
(c)Employing offices
It is the sense of Congress that each employing office with out-of-area covered employees should use its best efforts to facilitate equitable access to the resources and services provided under this chapter for those employees.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 510 of Pub. L. 104–1 was renumbered section 511 and is classified to section 1438 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective upon expiration of the 180-day period beginning on Dec. 21, 2018, with provisions for effect on pending proceedings, see section 401 of Pub. L. 115–397, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2018 Amendment note under section 1301 of this title.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1437b

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110