# 119-hr-4440: Protecting Federal Employee Rights to Personnel Files Act of 2025

119-hr-4440, Protecting Federal Employee Rights to Personnel Files Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4440
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Federal Employee Rights to Personnel Files Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Access to official personnel records** is the bill's central change: it would give federal employees and former federal employees a clear right to copies of their official personnel file in both electronic and paper form. - Current federal employees would be able to request and receive a copy of their official personnel record file within 7 days, in electronic and physical form. - Employees who separate on or after enactment would receive a copy within 7 days after separation, in electronic and physical form. - Individuals who separated before enactment would request a copy from the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and would receive it within 21 days, in electronic and physical form. - The bill would add a new section to the federal personnel code and update the subchapter's table of sections to reflect that change.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Get your federal personnel file faster: benefit, low. If enacted, federal employees and former employees would be able to get a copy of their official personnel file. If you are a current employee, your agency would have to send it within 7 days after you ask. If you leave on or after enactment, your agency would have to send it within 7 days of separ…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4440 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4440)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4440 (as of 2026-10-17).