H.R. 4646 · 119th Congress
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
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7 cosponsors · 3 D, 4 R
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- House Introduced Jul 23, 2025
- House Passed Sep 15, 2026 424–0
This bill expands existing whistleblower protections for employees of federal contractors or grant recipients to apply to all contracts and grants funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regardless of the date of execution.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House · Sep 1, 2026
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
This bill expands existing whistleblower protections for employees of federal contractors or grant recipients to apply to all contracts and grants funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regardless of the date of execution.
Current law protects employees of federal contractors or grant recipients from a reprisal (i.e., discharge, demotion, or discrimination) for disclosing evidence to Congress or another appropriate official of certain misconduct involving federal contracts, grants, or funds. This provision currently applies only to contracts and grants signed or modified after the law took effect in 2013. The bill expands these protections to apply to HUD contracts and grants signed before the law was enacted.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy area: Housing and Community Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 23, 2025
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- House Introduced Jul 23, 2025
- House Passed Sep 15, 2026 424–0
Final vote · House · Sep 15, 2026
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson