Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020
Latest action · Aug 4, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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.
- IntroducedAug 4, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020
This bill establishes, modifies, and expands certain whistleblower protections for federal employees, including with respect to petitions to Congress, whistleblower identity, and protected disclosures.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 4, 2020 to Nov 16, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Aug 4, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Aug 4, 2020 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Nov 16, 2020 |
Committees 1
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 Aug 4, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 4, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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. 166, no. 138, August 4, 2020, page H4219.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4880 | Protecting Our Democracy Act | Related bill | Oct 26, 2020 |
| HR 8363 | Protecting Our Democracy Act | Related bill | Sep 23, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Labor standards
- Legal fees and court costs
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2020Introduced 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.
