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Protecting Federal Employee Rights to Personnel Files Act of 2025
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require agencies to provide official personnel record files to Federal employees and former Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Protecting Federal Employee Rights to Personnel Files Act of 2025 requires federal agencies to provide copies of official personnel record files to employees and former employees. For current employees, agencies must provide a copy in both electronic and physical form within seven days of the employee's request. For employees separating from an agency after the law's enactment, agencies must provide the personnel file within seven days of separation. For individuals who separated before the law takes effect, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management must provide a copy within 21 days of the individual's request. All copies must be provided in both electronic and physical formats.
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Sponsor (1)
17 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Julia Brownley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $9,600
- HAAS AUTOMATION $9,100
- SPARAGNA & SPARAGNA $6,600
- HACKMAN CAPITAL $6,600
- UNITED STAFFING ASSOCIATES $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Jul 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jul 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 2025
Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Elfreth, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Ms. Simon, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Chu, Mr. Thanedar, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require agencies to provide official personnel record files to Federal employees and former Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Federal Employee Rights to Personnel Files Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE OFFICIAL PERSONNEL RECORD FILES TO EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3330f the following: “Sec. 3330g. Requirement to provide official personnel record files to employees and former employees
“(a) Current Employees.—Not later than seven days after the date an employee of an agency requests a copy of the employee’s official personnel record file, the head of such agency shall provide to such employee, in electronic and physical form, a copy of such file.
“(b) Former Employees.—
“(1) In general.—With respect to any employee separating from an agency on or after the date of the enactment of this section, not later than seven days after the date of such separation, the head of such agency shall provide to such employee, in electronic and physical form, a copy of the employee’s official personnel record file.
“(2) Previously separated employees.—With respect to any individual who separated from an agency before the date of the enactment of this section, not later than 21 days after the date such an individual requests a copy of the employee’s official personnel record file from the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Director shall provide, in electronic and physical form, a copy of such file to the individual.
“(c) Agency Defined.—In this section, the term ‘agency’ has the meaning given that term in section 551.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3330f the following:
“3330g. Requirement to provide official personnel record files to employees and former employees.”. <all>
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