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hr 4646 · 119th Congress · House

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

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The Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 aims to extend existing whistleblower protections to contracts funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The bill is straightforward in its intent and scope, focusing on enhancing protections without introducing new financial obligations or complex enforcement mechanisms.

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7 current · 7 total
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20
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Recorded vote · House roll call 303 · 2026-09-15
424 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 9 Not voting — Passed
R
2100 (Yea–Nay)
D
2130 (Yea–Nay)
I
10 (Yea–Nay)
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Actions (20)
DateTimeAction
2025-07-23Referred 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.
2025-07-23Introduced in House
2025-07-23Introduced in House
2025-12-16Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-12-17Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
2025-12-17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-09-01Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.
2026-09-01Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
2026-09-01Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
2026-09-01Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
2026-09-01Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
2026-09-1420:03:04Ms. De La Cruz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-09-1420:03:06Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5608-5609)
2026-09-1420:03:07DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4646.
2026-09-1420:13:18At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2026-09-1522:03:11Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5823-5824)
2026-09-1522:06:58On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H5608)
2026-09-1522:06:58Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H5608)
2026-09-1522:06:59Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-09-16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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