[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4646 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 686
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4646

                      [Report No. 119-786, Part I]

To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of 
title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts 
 appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2025

Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
 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

                           September 1, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Vindman, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Rose, Mr. Meuser, 
                      Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Lawler

                           September 1, 2026

  Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 1, 2026

 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               23, 2025]

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                                 A BILL


 
To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of 
title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts 
 appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
                          for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Whistleblower Protection Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
              DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS.

    Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, shall apply with 
respect to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal 
services contract funded using amounts appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, regardless of when the contract, 
subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract was 
executed.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 686

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4646

                      [Report No. 119-786, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of 
title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts 
 appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 1, 2026

  Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment

                           September 1, 2026

 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed