HR4440-119

Introduced

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.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 16, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires amendment to title 5 United States Code establishing new Section 3330g requiring agencies to provide official personnel record files to employees and former employees and requires requirements for federal agencies to provide personnel record files to current and former federal employees within specified timeframes. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Labor and Federal Workforce.

Who Benefits and How

Former federal employees could face lower compliance burdens, Federal employees could face lower compliance burdens, and Separating federal employees could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal agency heads would take on compliance duties, Office of Personnel Management would take on compliance duties, and Director of Office of Personnel Management would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires amendment to title 5 United States Code establishing new Section 3330g requiring agencies to provide official personnel record files to employees and former employees.
  • Requires requirements for federal agencies to provide personnel record files to current and former federal employees within specified timeframes.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires amendment to title 5 United States Code establishing new Section 3330g requiring agencies to provide official personnel record files to employees and former employees and requires requirements for federal agencies to provide personnel record files to current and former federal employees within specified timeframes.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Federal Workforce

Primary Purpose

The bill requires amendment to title 5 United States Code establishing new Section 3330g requiring agencies to provide official personnel record files to employees and former employees and requires requirements for federal agencies to provide personnel record files to current and former federal employees within specified timeframes.

Policy Domains

Labor Federal Workforce

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Former federal employees
  • Federal employees
  • Separating federal employees
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal employees: ,
Former federal employees: ,
Separating federal employees:
Identified Costs
  • Federal agency heads
  • Office of Personnel Management
  • Director of Office of Personnel Management
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal agency heads: ,
Office of Personnel Management:
Director of Office of Personnel Management:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 16, 2025

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Elfreth, …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Labor
5 mentions across 2 clauses
+5 positive

Federal employees, Former federal employees, Separating federal employees

Government
4 mentions across 2 clauses
-4 negative

Director of Office of Personnel Management, Federal agency heads, Office of Personnel Management

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Federal Workforce

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