H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-23 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Official title

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

Plain summary

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 This bill expands existing whistleblower protections for employees of federal contractors or grant recipients to apply to all contracts and grants funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regardless of the date of execution. Current law protects employees of federal contractors or grant recipients from a reprisal (i.e., discharge, demotion, or discrimination) for disclosing evidence to Congress or another appropriate official of certain misconduct involving federal contracts, grants, or funds. This provision currently applies only to contracts and grants signed or modified after the law took effect in 2013. The bill expands these protections to apply to HUD contracts and grants signed before the law was enacted.

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Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] · 7 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 303 (2026): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4646 (2026-09-15): Passed

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4646.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4646 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills