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S. 874119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Apr 29, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025
Introduced:
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This bill protects more workers who report wrongdoing on federal contracts and bars employers from punishing them for speaking up.
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This bill strengthens protections for people who report wrongdoing connected to federal contracts and grants. It also protects people who refuse an order that would require them to break a law tied to a federal contract or grant. No employment agreement, policy, or pre-dispute arbitration clause can take these protections away.
Coverage expands beyond regular employees to include contractors, subcontractors, grant recipients, personal services contractors, former employees, and some state and tribal governments that receive federal contracts or grants. No executive branch official may ask a contractor or grantee to retaliate against a whistleblower, and investigators can recommend disciplinary action against any official who does.
Without these changes, workers in contractor and grantee roles had fewer legal tools to push back if punished for reporting problems. The bill also addresses cases where protections were previously waived through employment agreements or arbitration clauses.
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Right now: it passed the Senate, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2100-2102; text: CR S2100-2101)