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H.R. 4646 House Housing and Community Development

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

House Floor
Introduced
Jul 23, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica (R-TX-15)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: motion to reconsider laid on the table agreed to without objection on Sep 15, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Jul 23, 2025
  2. House Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Jul 23, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Dec 16, 2025
  4. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Dec 17, 2025
  5. House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0. Dec 17, 2025
  6. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I. Sep 1, 2026
  7. House Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged. Sep 1, 2026
  8. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686. Sep 1, 2026
  9. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5608-5609) Sep 14, 2026
  10. House Ms. De La Cruz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Sep 14, 2026
  11. House Considered under suspension of the rules. Sep 14, 2026
  12. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4646. Sep 14, 2026
  13. House At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Sep 14, 2026
  14. House Considered as unfinished business. Sep 15, 2026
  15. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 303). Sep 15, 2026
  16. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H5608) Sep 15, 2026
  17. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 15, 2026
  18. House Latest vote
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Sep 16, 2026
    Agreed Yea 424 Nay 0 Roll Call

Cosponsors

7

Subjects

Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionPublic contracts and procurement

Committees

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee
    • [Discharged From, Sep 1, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Jul 23, 2025]
  • Financial Services Committee
    • [Reported By, Sep 1, 2026]
    • [Markup By, Dec 17, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Dec 16, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Jul 23, 2025]

Summary

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025This 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.

[Summary as of: Reported to House]

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