H.R. 139 · 118th Congress

SHOW UP Act of 2023

Introduced on Jan 9, 2023 by James Comer (R-KY-1). 26 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Feb 2, 2023): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
Cosponsors
26
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of telework and remote work, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Commuting
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Performance measurement

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James ComerR-KY-1Sponsor

Republicans · 26

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Feb 1, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 221–206

History

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  1. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. Jan 31, 2023 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 75 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 7, H.R. 139, H.R. 382 and H.R. 497. All bills are considered under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit.
  5. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 75. (consideration: CR H599-607)
  6. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 7, H.R. 139, H.R. 382 and H.R. 497. All bills are considered under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit.
  7. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 139.
  8. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  9. Feb 1, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 139, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Comer demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  10. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H611-612)
  11. Feb 1, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 206 (Roll no. 103). (text: CR H599-600)House · Roll call 103
  12. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 206 (Roll no. 103). (text: CR H599-600)House · Roll call 103
  13. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Feb 2, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE5 reports
    $6.1M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.