HR 5920 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Defense spending Employment discrimination and employee rights Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Legal fees and court costs Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement

Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act

Introduced: July 21, 2016 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 29, 2016

Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-836, Part I.

Nov 29, 2016

Committee on Armed Services discharged.

Nov 29, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.

Sep 15, 2016

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 15, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 21, 2016

Referred 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.

Jul 21, 2016

Introduced in House

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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.

What's happening now November 29, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Sep 6, 2016

Chaffetz, Jason

· Jul 21, 2016

Jeffries, Hakeem S.

New York · Jul 21, 2016

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2016

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5920: Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5920/

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"H.R. 5920: Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5920/.

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H.R. 5920, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5920/.

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