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HR 2196 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
Oct 11, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-346.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 16, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 11, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 11, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7950)
Oct 11, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7950)
Oct 11, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2196.
Oct 11, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7950-7951)
Oct 11, 2017
Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 10, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247.
Oct 10, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-342.
May 2, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 2, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill modifies whistle-blower protections for federal employees or applicants who disclose classified national security information, or other protected information, that evidences wrongdoing.

Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to one of the following recipients: (1) the Office of Inspector General of their agency, (2) the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, or (3) a designated agency employee. This bill expands the list of recipients to whom a federal employee may make a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command.

What's happening now October 11, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2196: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2196/
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