To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.
United States115th CongressHR-2196House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 11, 2018
Summary
(Sec. 1) This bill modifies whistle-blower protections for federal employees or applicants who disclose classified national security information, or other protected information, that evidences wrongdoing. Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to one of the following recipients: (1) the Office of Inspector General of their agency, (2) the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, or (3) a designated agency employee. This bill expands the list of recipients to whom a federal employee may make a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command.
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Timeline
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-346.
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
Senate