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6/3/2008--Passed House amended. Telework Improvements Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires: (1) the head of each executive agency to establish a policy under which employees may be authorized to telework; (2) such policies to conform to telework regulations prescribed by the Administrator of General Services; and (3) such policies to ensure that all employees are authorized to telework to the maximum extent possible and without diminishing employee performance or agency operations.<br/>Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) require agency heads to authorize teleworking in the case of employees whose duties and responsibilities require daily access to classified information, daily face-to-face contact with the public or other persons, or the use of equipment at the employee's regular place of employment or the performance of which from a site removed from the employee's regular place of employment is not feasible; or (2) prevent the temporarily denial of permission for an employee to telework if the employee is needed to respond to an emergency or requires additional training or if the denial is necessary to achieve goals and objectives of agency programs.<br/>Requires agency heads to: (1) provide training to teleworkers; and (2) ensure no distinction is made between teleworkers and nonteleworkers for the purposes of performance appraisals. Requires the General Service Administration (GSA) to: (1) provide teleworking assistance and guidance to agencies; and (2) prescribe regulations to ensure the adequacy of security protections for information and information systems used in, or otherwise affected by, teleworking. Requires GSA to maintain a central, publicly available telework website to be jointly controlled and funded by GSA and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).<br/>Authorizes each agency to have a Telework Managing Officer to: (1) serve as an advisor, a resource, and the agency's primary point of contact on teleworking matters; (2) ensure that the agency's teleworking policy and programs are communicated effectively to employees; (3) administer a tracking system for compliance with governmentwide telework reporting requirements; (4) provide to the Comptroller General and to the Administrator of General Services information for annual reports; (5) establish a system for receiving feedback from employees on the agency's telework policy; (6) implement a program to remove barriers and to maximize opportunities to telework; and (7) ensure that employees are notified of grievance procedures for telework disputes.<br/>Requires the duties and responsibilities of the Telework Managing Officer to be carried out by the agency's Chief Human Capital Officer or by a career employee in any agency that doesn't appoint such an Officer.<br/>Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) establish a system for evaluating each agency's telework policy and employee participation in each agency's telework programs; and (2) report annually to specified congressional committees on agency telework policies, participation, and practices.<br/>Declares that an agency is not in compliance with this Act unless its authorized employees were permitted to telework for at least 20% of the hours that they worked in every two administrative workweeks (disregarding workweeks for which such employees did not submit a request or for which they were otherwise ineligible to telework.)<br/>Requires agency heads to ensure that: (1) telework is incorporated into the continuity of operations planning; and (2) mission critical personnel are equipped to telework in time of a catastrophe. Provides that agencies' continuity of operations plans supersede their telework policies to the extent that they are inconsistent.<br/>(Sec. 3) Establishes a Chief Human Capital Officers Council consisting of specified personnel from OPM, the Office of Management and Budget, GSA, and others who are designated by the Director of OPM. Directs the Council to advise and coordinate the activities of member agencies on such matters as modernization of human resources systems, improved quality of human resources information, telework, and legislation affecting human resources operations and organizations. Requires the Council to: (1) ensure that representatives of federal employee labor organizations are present at a minimum of one of the Council's meetings each year; and (2) report to Congress on its activities.<br/>(Sec. 4) Requires the GSA to report to specified congressional committees within 12 months after the effective date of the government telework regulations on the incorporation of telework into agencies' continuity of operations planning.<br/>

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Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7] N00004884 8086 Democrat 202-225-5006 Baptist IL Danny Davis 2.15384615384615 http://www.house.gov/davis/ C001049 1956-07-27 434 Cannon House Office Building http://lacyclay.house.gov/contact.htm 1 202-226-3717 William 'd':4 '-1':6 'mo':5 'rep':1 'clay':3,8,10 'william':2,7,9 M 400074 Clay William_L_Jr_Clay Lacy Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] N00012460 6650 Democrat 202-225-2406 Roman Catholic MO Lacy William Clay 1.0 http://lacyclay.house.gov/ CongressmanClay C000984 1951-01-18 2235 Rayburn House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml 7 202-225-3178 Elijah 'd':4 '-7':6 'md':5 'cum':3,8,10 'rep':1 'elijah':2,7,9 M 400090 Cummings Elijah_E._Cummings Eugene Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7] N00001971 7056 Democrat 202-225-4741 Baptist MD Elijah Cummings 4.45454545454545 http://www.house.gov/cummings/ D000136 1949-01-05 Thomas 'tom':5 'davi':2,4,7 'thoma':1,3,6 M 400098 Davis Tom_Davis M. 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Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0] N00001692 5711 Democrat 202-225-8050 Episcopalian DC Eleanor Norton 5.375 http://www.norton.house.gov/ S001168 1962-05-22 426 Cannon House Office Building http://sarbanes.house.gov/federal.asp 3 202-225-9219 John 'd':4 '-3':6 'md':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'sarban':3,8,10 M 412212 Sarbanes John_Sarbanes P. Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3] N00027751 6813 Democrat 202-225-4016 MD John Sarbanes 1.22222222222222 http://sarbanes.house.gov/ W000215 1939-09-12 2204 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/waxman/contact.htm 30 202-225-4099 Henry 'd':4 'ca':5 '-30':6 'rep':1 'henri':2,7,9 'waxman':3,8,10 M 400425 Waxman Henry_A._Waxman A. Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30] N00001861 13468 Democrat 202-225-3976 Jewish CA Henry Waxman 1.83116883116883 http://www.house.gov/waxman/ W000672 1939-01-30 241 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formwolf/contact_email/emailzip.shtml 10 202-225-0437 Frank 'r':4 'va':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'wolf':3,8,10 'frank':2,7,9 M 400435 Wolf Frank_R._Wolf Rudolph Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10] N00002073 6785 Republican 202-225-5136 Presbyterian VA Frank Wolf 6.54545454545455 http://www.house.gov/wolf/ RepFrankWolf action 47245 1213848000 Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0500 2008 164964 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. action 47245 1212552000 Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0500 2008 160486 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. vote 47245 1212519000 Tue Jun 03 15:50:00 -0500 2008 by voice vote 158876 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. vote h action 47245 1212518220 Tue Jun 03 15:37:00 -0500 2008 158874 Considered under suspension of the rules. action 47245 1212518220 Tue Jun 03 15:37:00 -0500 2008 158875 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4106. action 47245 1212518160 Tue Jun 03 15:36:00 -0500 2008 158873 Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. calendar 47245 1211402700 Wed May 21 17:45:00 -0500 2008 158330 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416. action 47245 1211402700 Wed May 21 17:45:00 -0500 2008 158329 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-663. action 47245 1205380800 Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147896 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. calendar 47245 1205380800 Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147897 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. action 47245 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 147435 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 47245 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 147436 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . action 47245 1195016400 Wed Nov 14 00:00:00 -0600 2007 138392 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. action 47245 1194411600 Wed Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136030 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2343) introduced 47245 1194411600 Wed Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136029 action 47245 1194411600 Wed Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136031 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.