Latest action · Jul 10, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
IntroducedMay 3, 2019
Passed HouseJul 9, 2019
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached
Summary
Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019
This bill expands the definition of a whistleblower with regard to securities law violations. Specifically, the bill extends protections from retaliation to individuals who (1) make disclosures to certain individuals at their place of employment regarding conduct in violation of any law under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jurisdiction, (2) assist in an SEC investigation of these violations, or (3) make disclosures that are required or protected under any law subject to SEC jurisdiction. Currently, these protections apply only to individuals who report information directly to the SEC.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Signatures ran from May 3, 2019 to
Jul 9, 2019;
2 are original cosponsors,
there from the day it was introduced.
Jul 10, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 9, 2019Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 9, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5276-5278)
Jul 9, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2515.
Jul 9, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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.
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.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: General Welfare Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1) Commerce Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3) Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 73, May 3, 2019, page H3448.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower.
Official Titles as Amended by House
To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower, to extend the anti-retaliation protections provided to whistleblowers, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
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