Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5787
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-06
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Department of Energy

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government studies and investigations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to have whistle-blower rights and protections.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5787 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2020 Mr. Horsford (for himself and Ms. Titus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower rights and protections, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 . 2. Definition of person Section 211(a)(2) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5851(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and indenting the clauses appropriately; (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through includes— and inserting the following: (2) Definitions In this section: (A) Employer The term employer includes— ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) Person The term person includes— (i) a person (as defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014 )); (ii) the Commission; and (iii) the Department of Energy. .