Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4147
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-08-02
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights

Executive agency funding and structure

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill specifically applies to subcontractors and subgrantees certain whistleblower protection provisions regarding contractor protection from reprisals.</p> <p>Such reprisals are for disclosure of information reasonably believed to evidence gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant, a gross waste of federal funds, abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract or grant.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2019 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Meadows , and Mr. Gibbs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, to clarify the inclusion of subcontractors and subgrantees for whistleblower protection.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019 . 2. Clarification of whistleblower protection for subcontractors and subgrantees (a) Amendments Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking or grantee each place it appears and inserting grantee, or subgrantee ; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking contractor or grantee and inserting contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee ; (3) in subsection (c), by striking contractor or grantee each place it appears and inserting contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee ; (4) in subsection (d), by striking subcontractors, and grantees and inserting subcontractors (at any tier), grantees, and subgrantees (at any tier) ; (5) in subsection (f), by striking or grantee each place it appears and inserting grantee, or subgrantee ; (6) by inserting (at any tier) after subcontractor ; and (7) by inserting (at any tier) after subgrantee . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply as though enacted with Public Law 114–261 on December 14, 2016.