S4100Referred to Committee

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-16

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Chuck Grassley

Republican · IA · Senator

Votes with party: 35.4% (322 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/G000386

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Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Ron Wyden (D-OR)Original· 2026-03-16

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-03-16

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-03-16

Previously

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-16

Plain-English Summary

Federal employees who report wrongdoing or safety concerns related to their job duties would receive clearer legal protections against retaliation from their agencies. The bill aims to strengthen existing whistleblower safeguards by defining what counts as protected speech when workers disclose information about government misconduct, waste, or violations of law. This would make it harder for agencies to punish employees for speaking up about problems they encounter in their work.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4100 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4100 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2026 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, 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. CLARIFICATION OF PROTECTIONS FOR DUTY SPEECH WHISTLEBLOWERS. Section 2302(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``(1) A'' and inserting ``A''; (2) by striking paragraph (2); (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking ``or'' at the end; (5) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (6) by inserting at the end the following: ``(8) the disclosure is made during the normal course of duties of an employee, the principal job function of whom is to regularly investigate and disclose wrongdoing.''. <all>

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