HR 985 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
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EnactedLatest: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.(2007-06-06)
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Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 - Includes as a protected disclosure by a federal employee any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, abuse, gross mismanagement, or substantial and specific danger to public health or safety without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure. Defines "disclosure" to mean a formal or informal communication, not including a communication concerning policy decisions that lawfully exercise discretionary authority unless the employee providing the disclosure reasonably believes that the disclosure evidences: (1) any violation of law; or (2) mismanagement, waste, abuse of authority, or a danger to the public. Codifies the legal standard for determining whether a whistleblower has a reasonable belief that a disclosure evidences governmental waste, fraud, or abuse, or a violation of law. Includes under the definition of: (1) "personnel action" the implementation or enforcement of any nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement; and (2) "prohibited personnel practice" implementing or enforcing any nondisclosure policy, form, or ag…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
Mar 9, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 12, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
Mar 9, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 12, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
17 Democrats3 Republicans