# 116-hr-7227: COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act

116-hr-7227, COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7227
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act This bill establishes whistleblower protections for government contractors and private sector workers who may witness waste, fraud, or abuse or be victims of misconduct with respect to a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic-related program, project, or activity. Specifically, employers may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against such protected individuals who disclose information concerning fraud, misuse, or other misconduct related to COVID-19 program funds. A protected individual may submit to the Department of Labor a complaint alleging a violation of these protections and Labor may adjudicate such complaints and award relief in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower procedures.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7227 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7227)

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- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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