119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 23, 2025
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
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Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Housing and Community Development
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Sep 1, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Sep 15, 2026 · Roll call 303 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: 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) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5823-5824)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4646.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5608-5609)
Ms. De La Cruz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.
Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption · Public contracts and procurement
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
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NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1342Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act HR 4646Whistleblower Protection Act HR 10167Common Cents Act S. 766Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act HR 5578Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act HR 1118…
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NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ft)Whistleblower protections for intelligence community Funding for Inspectors General S.3005Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act S.3012Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 4646Whistleblower Protection Act H.R. 5578Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act Information Quality Assuance Act Official Time Reporting Act H.R.…
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