[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4684]
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  SA 3016. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2976 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 2__. REPORT ON COST OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   RETURN TO IN-OFFICE WORK POLICY.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to 
     Congress a report that details--
       (1) the costs incurred by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out the Department's return to in-office 
     work policy, including past and projected costs associated 
     with obtaining additional office space and modifications to 
     existing space, provision of relocation incentives, and 
     transit subsidies and reimbursements;
       (2) the number of staff commuting two or more hours each 
     way to comply with the Department's return to in-office work 
     policy; and
       (3) the number of staff working in Federal facilities not 
     owned or leased by the Department as a result of the 
     Department's return to in-office work policy.
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