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H.R. 4646 · 119th Congress

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

Passed HouseHousing and Community Development
IntroducedJul 23, 2025
Passed HouseSep 15, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The House passed it 424–0. All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 4646 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Sep 16, 2026).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Whistleblower protections for Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    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.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Sep 1, 2026).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Sep 15, 2026Passed/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). (text: CR H5608) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
    2. Sep 1, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.Library of Congress
    3. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Recorded votes

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    1. Sep 15, 2026 · HousePassed 424–0
      Iowa: Randy Feenstra yes, Ashley Hinson yes, Mariannette Miller-Meeks yes, Zachary Nunn yes
      On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · needed two-thirds
      R 210 yes, 0 noI 1 yes, 0 noD 213 yes, 0 noEach member · Record

    Cosponsors

    • Warren Davidson R-OH-8
    • Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
    • Michael Lawler R-NY-17
    • Daniel Meuser R-PA-9
    • John W. Rose R-TN-6
    • Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
    • Nikema Williams D-GA-5