HR4646Referred to Committee

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-23
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
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Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (611 recorded votes)

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.

2026-09-01

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would protect people who report violations of housing and community development laws from being fired, demoted, or punished by their employers for speaking up. It applies to workers in government agencies, nonprofits, and private companies involved in housing programs, giving them legal recourse if they face retaliation for whistleblowing. The bill aims to encourage people to report fraud, safety violations, and other wrongdoing in housing programs without fear of losing their jobs.

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Housing and Community Development

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4646 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 686 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4646 [Report No. 119-786, Part I] 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was 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 September 1, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Vindman, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Rose, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Lawler September 1, 2026 Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] September 1, 2026 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS. Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, shall apply with respect to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded using amounts appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, regardless of when the contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract was executed. Union Calendar No. 686 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4646 [Report No. 119-786, Part I] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. _______________________________________________________________________ September 1, 2026 Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment September 1, 2026 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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