H.R. 5790: Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
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H.R. 5790: Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-302.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 616 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5790 (2016-12-07), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-302. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
Plain summary
Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill revises a provision with respect to whistle-blower protections for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee or job applicant who discloses wrongdoing to an appropriate official. It prohibits an FBI employee from taking or failing to take a personnel action (e.g., demotion) with respect to an FBI employee or applicant because of a protected disclosure. A protected disclosure is a disclosure of information to an appropriate official which an employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences: (1) a violation of a law, rule, or regulation; or (2) waste, fraud, or abuse. Additionally, the bill expands the list of appropriate officials who may receive a protected disclosure to include, among others, a supervisor in an employee's direct chain of command.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · 12 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5790, Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 (2016-11-28)
Cosponsors on this site
Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 616 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5790 (2016-12-07): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5790.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr5790 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114