A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Senator Chuck Grassley
Introduced
Summary
Expands whistleblower protections to cover employees who primarily investigate and report wrongdoing. This bill would reorganize the list of protected disclosures in 5 U.S.C. 2302(f) and add a new protected category for disclosures made during the normal course of duties by employees whose principal job function is to regularly investigate and disclose wrongdoing.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Stronger whistleblower rights for investigators
This bill would expand whistleblower protection for some federal workers. If you are a federal employee whose main job is to regularly investigate and report wrongdoing, you would be protected when you make disclosures during the normal course of your duties. The change would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Chuck Grassley
IA • R
Cosponsors
Ron Wyden
OR • D
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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