Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act
Latest action · Nov 13, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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.
- IntroducedOct 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act
This bill expands whistleblower protections with regard to commodities and securities law violations. Specifically, the bill extends protections from retaliation to individuals who (1) assist in a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigation of these violations, (2) make disclosures that are required or protected under any law subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction, or (3) provide information to supervisors or other employees with the authority to investigate potential misconduct. Currently, these protections apply only to individuals who report information directly to the CFTC.
The bill also provides for the processing of these whistleblower awards no later than one year after the deadline to file a claim.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Oct 23, 2019 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2019 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Oct 23, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Oct 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 2019Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 168, October 23, 2019, page H8458.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2529 | Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act | Related bill | Sep 23, 2019 |
| HR 4895 | CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 26, 2019 |
| HR 6197 | CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 11, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify provisions relating to whistleblower incentives and protection, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- Business ethics
- Commodities markets
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Right of privacy
- Securities
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2019Introduced 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.
