RETURN Act

This bill requires IRS employees currently authorized to telework (under policies established during the pandemic) to return to physical offices. It mandates this return starting 5 business days after the bill's enactment and continues until the IRS eliminates its backlog of unprocessed tax returns for all taxable years. The requirement applies specifically to IRS staff who were permitted to telework as of the bill's enactment date. Additionally, the bill blocks the use of Inflation Reduction Act funds for the IRS until the backlog is cleared, tying funding directly to this operational goal.