Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act
Latest action · Sep 23, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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) or in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation of these violations, (2) make disclosures that are required or protected under any law subject to the CFTC's or the SEC'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 or the SEC.
The bill also provides for the processing of these whistleblower awards no later than one year after the deadline to file a claim.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2019 to Jan 9, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Sep 23, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 23, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 23, 2019 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jan 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Sep 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2515 | Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2019 |
| HR 4816 | Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2019 |
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
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
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