3.0.0 4816 2022-11-01T04:17:46Z 2022-11-01T04:17:46Z House HR 2019-10-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. AXNE:H.R. 4816.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H8458]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-13T17:52:58Z Referred to 2019-10-23T14:06:20Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-23T14:06:25Z CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 116 4895 HR 2019-11-26 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 254. Related bill CRS Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act 116 2529 S 2019-09-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 116 6197 HR 2020-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2019-11-13 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Committee 2019-10-23 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 2019-10-23 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 N Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Banking and financial institutions regulation Business ethics Commodities markets Commodity Futures Trading Commission Employment discrimination and employee rights Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Right of privacy Securities Finance and Financial Sector 00 2019-10-23 Introduced in House 2020-12-31T16:48:05Z Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act

This bill expands whistleblower protections with regard to commodities and securities law violations. Specifically, the bill extends protections from retaliation to individuals who (1) assist in a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigation of these violations, (2) make disclosures that are required or protected under any law subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction, or (3) provide information to supervisors or other employees with the authority to investigate potential misconduct. Currently, these protections apply only to individuals who report information directly to the CFTC.

The bill also provides for the processing of these whistleblower awards no later than one year after the deadline to file a claim.

]]> Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act Display Title Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify provisions relating to whistleblower incentives and protection, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4816ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4816ih.xml 2019-11-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. 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.