SHOW UP Act of 2025

This proposal, called the SHOW UP Act of 2025, would roll most federal workers back to at least the same amount of in‑person work they did before COVID‑19. Within 30 days of becoming law, executive branch agencies must use the telework rules they had on December 31, 2019, and they can’t expand telework again unless the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approves a plan that meets strict tests .

Agencies have up to six months to send Congress a study on how pandemic‑era telework affected their work and customer service, including costs from empty office space, pay issues, and any problems giving staff secure networks and tools. Any plan to expand telework must show it will improve mission results, lower building costs, fix past problems, reduce certain pay costs, and give teleworkers the secure tech they need without big new expenses. Agencies cannot put their plan into action unless OPM certifies it; if OPM says no, the agency must revise and resubmit.

• Who is affected: Executive branch agencies and their employees; the Government Accountability Office is not included. OPM must review and certify plans. The bill treats remote work as telework for these rules.
• What changes: Go back to pre‑pandemic telework levels; any future expansion needs an OPM‑approved plan that improves service and cuts costs, with secure tech in place for workers.
• When: Revert within 30 days of the law taking effect; submit the study and any expansion plan within six months; no expansion unless and until OPM certifies it.