All Members of Congress and Staff in DC and District Offices Should Telecommute During the Coronavirus Emergency
Where Congressional Offices Stand One Week Later
(Update, 3/23/2020 2:18pm): Early last week, our team created a database with every congressional offices’ telework policy. Despite strong support from both lawmakers and staff to work from home, leadership in both chambers still do not have a universal policy for teleworking.
One week later, findings from the database are grim to say the least. So far, Senate offices have been more publicly responsive regarding their telework policies. Informally, we have heard that a large majority of offices in both chambers are working from home. Our team plans to leave the database up, but will no longer be actively updating it.
Here are the key findings from our database after one week:
- Most offices still do not have any official statements on their current work policy.
- 89 DC offices have opted to fully telework (21 Senate, 68 House).
- 14 DC Offices are staying open (All House)
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