# 117-hr-9403: Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

117-hr-9403, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9403
- Congress: 117
- Title: Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act This bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law. The bill establishes procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint. Additionally, employers are required to post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace location; provide training to employees about their rights within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and provide employees with a card containing a toll-free telephone number for obtaining information or for filing a complaint.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hr-9648: Bus Rapid Transit Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9403 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9403)

## Related
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hr-9648: Bus Rapid Transit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9648)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9403 (as of 2025-11-18).