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Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2018

Introduced: May 24, 2018 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2018

This bill amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish whistle-blower rights and protections for employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy.

What's happening now November 29, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2968: Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2968/
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"S. 2968: Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2968/.
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S. 2968, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2968/.
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