3.0.0 3963 2023-01-11T13:46:15Z 2023-01-11T13:46:15Z Senate S 2020-06-15 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-15T23:27:50Z COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act 116 7227 HR 2020-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-15 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-06-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-06-15 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-06-15 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-06-15 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-06-15 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-06-15 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-06-15 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-06-15 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-06-15 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-06-15 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-06-15 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-06-23 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-08-03 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-08-03 False Labor and Employment Administrative remedies Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Public contracts and procurement Right of privacy State and local government operations Labor and Employment 00 2020-06-15 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-17T15:54:48Z COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act

This bill establishes whistleblower protections for government contractors and private sector workers who may witness waste, fraud, or abuse or be victims of misconduct with respect to a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic-related program, project, or activity. Specifically, employers may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against such protected individuals who disclose information concerning fraud, misuse, or other misconduct related to COVID-19 program funds. A protected individual may submit to the Department of Labor a complaint alleging a violation of these protections and Labor may adjudicate such complaints and award relief in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower procedures.

]]> COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act Display Title COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect certain whistleblowers seeking to ensure accountability and oversight of the Nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3963is/xml/BILLS-116s3963is.xml 2020-06-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.