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H.R. 4646 119th Congress House

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

Official title: To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts appropriated to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2025 Introduced by: Monica De La Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 15, 2026 · 10:06 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H5608)
Sep 15, 2026 · 10:03 PM EDT
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5823-5824)
Sep 15, 2026 · 10:06 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2026 · 8:13 PM EDT
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Sep 14, 2026 · 8:03 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4646.
Sep 14, 2026 · 8:03 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5608-5609)
Sep 14, 2026 · 8:03 PM EDT
Ms. De La Cruz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 1, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.
Sep 1, 2026
Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
Sep 1, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
Dec 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
Dec 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 16, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Sep 15, 2026 House · vote #303 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 424–0 See who voted →
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

This bill expands existing whistleblower protections for employees of federal contractors or grant recipients to apply to all contracts and grants funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regardless of the date of execution.

Current law protects employees of federal contractors or grant recipients from a reprisal (i.e., discharge, demotion, or discrimination) for disclosing evidence to Congress or another appropriate official of certain misconduct involving federal contracts, grants, or funds. This provision currently applies only to contracts and grants signed or modified after the law took effect in 2013. The bill expands these protections to apply to HUD contracts and grants signed before the law was enacted.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • ALCALDE & FAY
    for CITRUS COUNTY · Florida · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ALCALDE & FAY
    for CITRUS COUNTY · Florida · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ALCALDE & FAY
    for CITRUS COUNTY · Florida · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • ALCALDE & FAY
    for CITRUS COUNTY · Florida · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • ALCALDE & FAY
    for CITRUS COUNTY · Florida · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

A filing lists the bills it worked on and the parts of government it contacted in separate sections, so these are the bodies those filers named anywhere in the filing, not a per-bill breakdown.

 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jan 12, 2026
 R
Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Dec 16, 2025
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 15, 2025
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Dec 15, 2025
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Dec 15, 2025
 D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Dec 4, 2025
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jul 23, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4646/
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"H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4646/.
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H.R. 4646, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4646/.
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