# 119-s-4100: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.

119-s-4100, A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4100
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger whistleblower rights for investigators: benefit, low. 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 enact…

## Related bills

- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-s-4639: IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-s-5326: Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act
- 119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the…

## Sources
- [119-s-4100 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4100)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
- [119-s-4639: IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4639)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-5326: Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5326)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4100 (as of 2026-04-21).