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H.R. 4938

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4938, the Facts First Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 8, 2025 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D). It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Aug 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 4938 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4938/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4938 IH: Facts First Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4938  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 8, 2025   Ms. Scholten  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To provide that the Commissioner of Labor Statistics may be removed only with proof of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Facts First Act  .
2.
Limitation on removal of Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1888, entitled  An act to establish a department of Labor  (25 Stat. 182;  29 U.S.C. 3 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:  The Commissioner may be removed only with proof of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-08-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To provide that the Commissioner of Labor Statistics may be removed only with proof of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 4938 alone.

Committees

H.R. 4938 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Aug 8, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4938 has taken 2 actions since Aug 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Aug 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 4938 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4938 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Facts First Act — Display Title
  • Facts First Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide that the Commissioner of Labor Statistics may be removed only with proof of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4938 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4938’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr4938/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com