H.R. 5920: Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-21 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends federal contractor whistle-blower protections to employees of: (1) personal services contractors working on defense contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of defense contractors, subcontractors, grantees, or subgrantees); and (2) personal services contractors or subgrantees working on federal civilian contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of civilian contractors, subcontractors, or grantees). The civilian contractor protections, which are currently in effect as a pilot program, are made permanent. The bill extends the prohibition against reimbursement of legal fees incurred in defending against reprisal claims brought by whistle-blowers to defense and civilian subcontractors and personal services contractors.

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Official text

Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5920, Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act (2016-09-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5920.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5920 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114