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House lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelming approved a measure to enable
employees of contractors who work for federal agencies to begin telecommuting.

With a vote of 421 to 0, the House approved H.R. 3924, which would allow
contract employees to begin working from home, so long as their job poses no
risk to national security.

The bill also prohibits federal agencies from refusing to hire federal
contractors because their employees work from home.

Exceptions would be made when agencies can demonstrate a specific justification
for barring telecommuting policies, such as when their contractors deal with
classified information.

Republican Reps. Dan Burton of Indiana and Tom Davis of Virginia co-sponsored
the measure. 
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