Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act
Latest action · Nov 29, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act
(Sec. 2) This bill extends federal contractor whistle-blower protections to employees of: (1) personal services contractors working on defense contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of defense contractors, subcontractors, grantees, or subgrantees); and (2) personal services contractors or subgrantees working on federal civilian contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of civilian contractors, subcontractors, or grantees). The civilian contractor protections, which are currently in effect as a pilot program, are made permanent.
The bill extends the prohibition against reimbursement of legal fees incurred in defending against reprisal claims brought by whistle-blowers to defense and civilian subcontractors and personal services contractors.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2016 to Sep 6, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jul 21, 2016 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Jul 21, 2016 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 21, 2016 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jul 21, 2016 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Sep 6, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2016Markup Sep 15, 2016Reported Nov 29, 2016 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2016Discharged Nov 29, 2016 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 29, 2016Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-836, Part I.
- Nov 29, 2016Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Nov 29, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.
- Sep 15, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 15, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 21, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2016Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H5030H.R. 5920–5925 | — | Jul 21, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 30, 2016H.R. 5920, Whistleblower Protections for Contractors ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 15, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 118, July 21, 2016, page H5030.
Printed hearings 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-680 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017428 pages | Appropriations Committee | Jun 14, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-160 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017123 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 7, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-680 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 201768 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 17, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-680 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 201783 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 10, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-680 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 201774 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 3, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 795 | A bill to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees. | Related bill | Dec 14, 2016 |
| S 3011 | Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Legal fees and court costs
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 29, 2016Reported in House
- Jul 21, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
