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Federal Employee Records Relief Act
Sponsored By: Representative Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a temporary, administrative pathway to obtain and correct federal personnel records and to coordinate benefits through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This bill would set up a short, time-limited process for former federal employees and annuitants to request records fixes and enrollment help without changing the legal characterization of their separations except after a final legal determination.
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- Former federal employees and annuitants: Would gain a way to request corrections to SF-50s and other personnel records and to get information on benefits enrollment, coverage end dates, and continuation options, including temporary continuation under 5 U.S.C. 8905a. Requests must be for separations on or after January 20, 2025 and submitted within a four-year window.
- OPM and former employing agencies: Would be required to implement the process via the Retirement Services Office and to search for and provide needed personnel records while following applicable record laws.
- Households relying on benefits: Would get administrative help to confirm enrollment and continuity of benefits during transitions, which could reduce gaps in coverage.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Help getting federal personnel records
If enacted, former civilian Federal employees who separated on or after January 20, 2025 would be able to ask OPM for copies of their personnel records and for administrative corrections to missing, incomplete, or erroneous records. Requests would have to be submitted during the four-year period beginning on the date of enactment. OPM would give written information about benefits enrollment, coverage end dates, and continuation options, including temporary continuation under 5 U.S.C. 8905a, and would coordinate with the last employing agency and other Federal entities to obtain and fix records within their authorities. This process would be limited to administrative corrections and would not require changing how a separation was characterized unless there is a final order, settlement, or other binding legal determination.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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