3.0.0 2196 2023-01-11T13:35:55Z 2023-01-11T13:35:55Z House HR 2017-04-27 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 72 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUSSELL:H.R. 2196.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2942]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2018-10-11T17:05:02Z Markup by 2018-09-26T14:00:36Z Referred to 2017-10-16T22:26:29Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2017-10-10T17:17:26Z Markup by 2017-05-02T19:21:54Z Referred to 2017-04-27T14:05:20Z S. Rept. 115-346 H. Rept. 115-342 2018-10-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629. Calendars 2018-10-11 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-346. Committee 2018-10-11 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-346. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2018-09-26 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2017-10-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-10-11 15:31:05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:31:03 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7950) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:31:03 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7950) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-11 15:24:37 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2196. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:24:36 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7950-7951) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-10-11 15:24:24 Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-10-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00247 2017-10-10 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-342. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-10-10 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-342. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-05-02 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2017-05-02 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 N C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2017-04-27 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2017-04-27 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-05-02 False 2017-05-23T19:51:00Z H.R. 2196, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52759 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 2, 2017 2018-10-03T19:38:00Z H.R. 2196, an act to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54544 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 26, 2018 Government Operations and Politics Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-04-27 Introduced in House 2017-10-10T18:10:11Z This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's immediate supervisor or agency head, the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.

]]> 79 2017-10-10 Reported to House without amendment 2018-02-22T15:15:58Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's immediate supervisor or agency head, the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.

]]> 36 2017-10-11 Passed House amended 2018-02-22T19:31:09Z (Sec. 1) This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's supervisors or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.

]]> 80 2018-10-11 Reported to Senate without amendment 2018-10-19T20:17:44Z (Sec. 1) This bill modifies whistle-blower protections for federal employees or applicants who disclose classified national security information, or other protected information, that evidences wrongdoing.

Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to one of the following recipients: (1) the Office of Inspector General of their agency, (2) the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, or (3) a designated agency employee. This bill expands the list of recipients to whom a federal employee may make a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command.

]]> To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients. Display Title To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients. Introduced in House IH Reported to Senate 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2196rs/xml/BILLS-115hr2196rs.xml Referred in Senate 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2196rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr2196rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2196eh/xml/BILLS-115hr2196eh.xml Reported in House 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2196rh/xml/BILLS-115hr2196rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2196ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2196ih.xml 2018-10-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629. 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.