3.0.0 2390 2023-01-11T13:31:28Z 2023-01-11T13:31:28Z Senate S 2015-12-10 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-04-14T21:33:43Z Markup by 2016-04-14T14:08:34Z Referred to 2015-12-10T22:23:26Z S. Rept. 114-261 Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 114 5790 HR 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-302. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2016-05-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-261. Floor 2016-05-25 By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-261. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-04-14 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421. Calendars 2016-04-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2016-04-14 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-04-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2015-12-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8605; text of measure as introduced: CR S8606-8607) IntroReferral 2015-12-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-12-10 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2016-02-29 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2016-02-29 False J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2016-02-29 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2016-02-29 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-02-29 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2016-03-07 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-03-07 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-03-17 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2016-04-14 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2016-06-15 False 2016-11-22T21:14:00Z S. 2390, Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52293 As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 14, 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of Justice Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Judicial review and appeals Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-12-10 Introduced in Senate 2016-10-27T13:13:19Z Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2015

This bill revises whistle-blower protections for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee or job applicant who discloses wrongdoing to an appropriate official.

Specifically, it prohibits an FBI or Department of Justice (DOJ) employee from taking or failing to take a personnel action (e.g., demotion) with respect to an FBI employee or applicant because of a protected disclosure. A protected disclosure is a disclosure of information to an appropriate official which an employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences: (1) a violation of a law, rule, or regulation; or (2) waste, fraud, or abuse. The bill specifies the appropriate recipients of a protected disclosure, including a supervisor in an employee's direct chain of command.

Finally, it sets forth procedures for filing, investigating, adjudicating, and reviewing whistle-blower retaliation complaints.

]]> 01 2016-04-14 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2017-01-09T22:04:15Z Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill revises whistle-blower protections for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee or job applicant who discloses wrongdoing to an appropriate official.

Specifically, it prohibits an FBI or Department of Justice (DOJ) employee from taking or failing to take a personnel action (e.g., demotion) with respect to an FBI employee or applicant because of a protected disclosure. A protected disclosure is a disclosure of information to an appropriate official which an employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences: (1) a violation of a law, rule, or regulation; or (2) waste, fraud, or abuse. The bill expands the list of appropriate officials who may receive a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in an employee's direct chain of command.

Additionally, the bill sets forth procedures for filing, investigating, adjudicating, and reviewing whistle-blower retaliation complaints.

An FBI employee or applicant may file a complaint with DOJ's Office of Inspector General (OIG), which must investigate and decide whether reasonable grounds exist to believe that a prohibited personnel action occurred.

If either party files an objection to the OIG's decision, then an administrative law judge (ALJ) must review it, on the record, and issue a written decision. The ALJ's determination becomes final, unless it is appealed to or reviewed by DOJ. Any ALJ or DOJ determination is subject to judicial review.

]]> Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 Display Title Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide adequate protections for whistleblowers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 S Senate Reported to Senate 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2390rs/xml/BILLS-114s2390rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2390is/xml/BILLS-114s2390is.xml 2016-05-25 By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-261. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.