HR 1064 · 116th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.

Introduced 2019-02-07· Sponsored by Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2019-02-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans