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HR 9403 117th Congress House

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

Official title: To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Introduced: December 6, 2022 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Dec 2, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 2, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

This bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law.

The bill establishes procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint.

Additionally, employers are required to

  • post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace location;
  • provide training to employees about their rights within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and
  • provide employees with a card containing a toll-free telephone number for obtaining information or for filing a complaint.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5792 Reintroduced Bill Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act
  • HR 2984 Reintroduction of Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 6, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9403: Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9403/
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"H.R. 9403: Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9403/.
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H.R. 9403, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9403/.
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