3.0.0 3042 2023-01-11T13:37:45Z 2023-01-11T13:37:45Z House HR 2017-06-23 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 108 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 3042.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H5140]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-23T16:43:47Z Referred to 2017-06-23T13:02:10Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-06-23T13:02:05Z Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 115 585 S 2017-10-26 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-06-23 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000614 Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] Sean Duffy R WI P. 7 N Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2017-09-27 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-09-28 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2017-09-28 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2017-10-02 False G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2017-10-03 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2017-10-10 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2017-10-10 False B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2017-10-10 False M001193 Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] Thomas MacArthur R NJ 3 2017-10-11 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2017-10-11 False S001199 Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16] Lloyd Smucker R PA 16 2017-10-12 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Law enforcement officers Mental health Merit Systems Protection Board Office of Special Counsel Veterans' medical care Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-06-23 Introduced in House 2019-03-27T19:16:53Z Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017

This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an employee transfer request if the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) grants a stay of a personnel action at the request of: (1) the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) if the OSC determines the personnel action was taken, or is to be taken, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice; or (2) the employee if such employee is in probationary status and seeks corrective action.

The bill: (1) prohibits any employee who has the authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve of any personnel action to access the medical records of another employee or applicant for employment; and (2) authorizes disciplinary action against supervisors for retaliation against whistle-blowers.

Agencies must: (1) refer information about employee suicides to the OSC, (2) train supervisors on responding to complaints alleging whistle-blower protections violations, (3) provide information regarding whistle-blower protections to new employees during probationary periods, (4) inform employees of the role of the OSC and the MSPB with regard to whistle-blower protection, and (5) make information about such protections available on agency websites.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must: (1) submit a plan to Congress on efforts to prevent any unauthorized access to the medical records of VA employees; (2) conduct an outreach program to inform its employees of any mental health services, including telemedicine options; and (3) ensure protocols are in effect to address threats against VA employees providing health care.

]]> Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To provide greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, increased awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, and increased accountability and required discipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3042ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3042ih.xml 2017-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.