House Bill 2196
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.
Active
Passed House on Oct 11, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2196
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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checkPassed on October 11, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7950)
Summary
This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's immediate supervisor or agency head, the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.
October 11, 2018
October 16, 2017
October 11, 2017
October 10, 2017
April 27, 2017
10/11/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
10/11/2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-346.
09/26/2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
10/16/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
10/11/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/11/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7950)
10/11/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7950)
10/11/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2196.
10/11/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7950-7951)
10/11/2017
Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
10/10/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247.
10/10/2017
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-342.
05/02/2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
05/02/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
04/27/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
04/27/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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