3.0.0 4147 2022-11-01T13:50:10Z 2022-11-01T13:50:10Z House HR 2019-08-02 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 132 (Friday, August 2, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONNOLLY:H.R. 4147.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H7489]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-08-02T15:03:05Z 2019-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-08-02 True G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2019-08-02 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-09-09 False Government Operations and Politics Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-08-02 Introduced in House 2020-04-13T02:45:27Z Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019

This bill specifically applies to subcontractors and subgrantees certain whistleblower protection provisions regarding contractor protection from reprisals.

Such reprisals are for disclosure of information reasonably believed to evidence gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant, a gross waste of federal funds, abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract or grant.

]]> Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019 Display Title Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, to clarify the inclusion of subcontractors and subgrantees for whistleblower protection. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4147ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4147ih.xml 2019-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.