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HR 4646 Passed a chamber

Applies the whistleblower protections in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded with Department of Housing and Urban Development appropriations, regardless of when it was signed.

Official title: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 23-JUL-2025
Referred 23-JUL-2025
Approved by committee 17-DEC-2025
Reported 01-SEP-2026
On the calendar 01-SEP-2026
Passed 15-SEP-2026
Senate
Received 16-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Covers contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrants, and personal services contracts paid for with HUD appropriations
  • Applies whether the contract was executed before or after the bill's enactment
  • Clarifies an existing federal whistleblower protection rather than creating a new one
AI-generated from the Referred in Senate text of 16-SEP-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (01-SEP-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-SEP-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Housing and Community Development

Sponsor Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) Cosponsors · 7
■ 4 R■ 3 D