H.R. 4646

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

Sponsor: Monica De La Cruz

7 cosponsors

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Where it stands

Introduced Jul 23
Committee Dec 16
House of Representatives Sep 15
Senate Now
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Introduced Jul 23
Committee Dec 16
House of Representatives Sep 15
Senate Now
Law —

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sep 16)

Votes

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 424–0 House of Representatives · Roll Call 303 · Sep 15

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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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Sec. 1. Short title Since introduced

Sec. 2. Whistleblower protections for Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts Changed · Sep 1

Where this section came from

Jul 23, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Jul 23 Referred to House Committee on Financial Services, Jul 23
Sep 1, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Financial Services, Dec 16 Marked up by House Committee on Financial Services, Dec 17 Reported by House Committee on Financial Services, Sep 1 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.

What changed in the text

Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, shall apply with respect to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded ~~from~~ using amounts appropriated to the ~~Department~~ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, regardless of when the ~~agreement~~ contract, ~~concerned~~ subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract was executed.

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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.