This bipartisan legislation clarifies that federal employees would be reimbursed by the General Services Administration (GSA) for using transportation services like Uber and Lyft. The bill also would require the GSA to issue a report analyzing the government savings generated from workers using ride-hailing services.
What services are lawmakers trying to get approved as official modes of transportation for federal employees?
Answer: ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber
The House of Representatives voted to approve H.R.274, aka the Modernizing Government Travel Act, which would allow for federal employees to use ride-sharing services while on official government business.
This bipartisan legislation clarifies that federal employees would be reimbursed by the General Services Administration (GSA) for using transportation services like Uber and Lyft. The bill also would require the GSA to issue a report analyzing the government savings generated from workers using ride-hailing services.
This bipartisan legislation clarifies that federal employees would be reimbursed by the General Services Administration (GSA) for using transportation services like Uber and Lyft. The bill also would require the GSA to issue a report analyzing the government savings generated from workers using ride-hailing services.
