HR 7185
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act
Introduced: June 11, 2020
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act
This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the disclosure of a whistle-blower's identity.Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal employee or contractor from disclosing the identity of a whistle-blower or identifying information about a whistle-blower. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
Additionally, the bill authorizes a whistle-blower to file a civil suit against a federal employee or contractor who discloses or threatens to disclose the whistle-blower's identify.
The bill includes exceptions for disclosures that are made to other government employees and permitted under current law.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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