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HR 1265 117th 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: February 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 23, 2021
Demings, Val
· Feb 23, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1265: Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1265/
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"H.R. 1265: Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1265/.
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H.R. 1265, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1265/.
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