# 116-hr-7185: Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act

116-hr-7185, Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7185
- Congress: 116
- Title: Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the disclosure of a whistle-blower's identity. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal employee or contractor from disclosing the identity of a whistle-blower or identifying information about a whistle-blower. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both. Additionally, the bill authorizes a whistle-blower to file a civil suit against a federal employee or contractor who discloses or threatens to disclose the whistle-blower's identify. The bill includes exceptions for disclosures that are made to other government employees and permitted under current law.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7185 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7185)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lew…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7799)
- [116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7673)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7185 (as of 2025-11-18).