# 119-hr-10792: FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026

119-hr-10792, FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10792
- Congress: 119
- Title: FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Creates federal whistleblower protections and a monetary award program at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).** The bill would bar retaliation for internal or external disclosures, allow private suits with strong remedies, and set payouts for tips that lead to major monetary sanctions. - Workers and whistleblowers: Covers disclosures to supervisors, the FTC, other federal agencies, and Congress. Private lawsuits could be brought within 6 years, with a hard 10-year outer limit. - Employers and covered entities: Bars interference with direct communications to investigators, voids predispute arbitration and restrictive covenants that block whistleblowing, and requires confidentiality of a whistleblower's identity with narrow exceptions. - Awards and Fund: Whistleblowers who provide original information that leads to monetary sanctions above $1 million may receive awards of 10 to 30 percent of collected sanctions. Awards would be paid from a new FTC Consumer Protection Fund the FTC would manage and may invest.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Whistleblower award program and fund: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create an FTC whistleblower award program paying 10%–30% of collected monetary sanctions when your original information leads to a covered action. A covered action would need more than $1,000,000 in monetary sanctions; restitution would not count. Awards would come from a…
- Stronger whistleblower job protections: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would bar covered employers from retaliating against people who report or oppose covered violations or who help with investigations. It would make workplace policies and predispute arbitration agreements unenforceable where they try to stop whistleblowing, and it would void cer…
- Whistleblower confidentiality and immunity: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the FTC and those it tells not to reveal information that would reasonably identify a whistleblower, with specific exceptions such as disclosures required by law, certain FTC statutory disclosures, law enforcement, or the whistleblower's consent. When disclosure i…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10792 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10792)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10792 (as of 2026-10-22).