To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.

Bill: 115-hr-2196
Sponsor: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2017-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's immediate supervisor or agency head, the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.

action_date: 2017-10-10
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's immediate supervisor or agency head, the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.

action_date: 2017-10-11
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's supervisors or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.

action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill modifies whistle-blower protections for federal employees or applicants who disclose classified national security information, or other protected information, that evidences wrongdoing.
 
Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to one of the following recipients: (1) the Office of Inspector General of their agency, (2) the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, or (3) a designated agency employee. This bill expands the list of recipients to whom a federal employee may make a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-346.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-346.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7950)
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7950)
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2196.
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7950-7951)
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2017-10-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247.
action_date: 2017-10-10
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-342.
action_date: 2017-10-10
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-342.
action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Introduced in House