3.0.0 1265 2023-01-11T13:47:12Z 2023-01-11T13:47:12Z House HR 2021-02-23 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SWALWELL:H.R. 1265.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18; Article I,Section 9, Clause 7[Page H589]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2021-04-28T05:39:03Z Referred to 2021-02-23T19:05:20Z 2021-04-28 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2021-02-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2021-02-23 True D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2021-02-23 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-02-23 True Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-02-23 Introduced in House 2021-07-23T17:02:05Z Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the disclosure of a whistle-blower's identity.

Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal employee or contractor from disclosing the identity of a whistle-blower or identifying information about a whistle-blower. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

Additionally, the bill authorizes a whistle-blower to file a civil suit against a federal employee or contractor who discloses or threatens to disclose the whistle-blower's identify.

The bill includes exceptions for disclosures that are made to other government employees and permitted under current law.

]]> Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act Display Title Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to make the disclosure of the identity of a whistleblower a criminal offense, to provide a civil right of action for the disclosure of the identity of a whistleblower, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1265ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1265ih.xml 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.