H.R. 4646 · 119th Congress

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

Introduced on Jul 23, 2025 by Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15). 7 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 23, 2025
Cosponsors
7
3 from the other party
Policy area
Housing and Community Development
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Public contracts and procurement

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Sep 1, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Monica De La CruzR-TX-15Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 424–0

History

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  1. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
  8. Sep 1, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
  9. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
  10. Sep 1, 2026Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
  11. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseCommittee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
  12. Sep 1, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.
  13. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMs. De La Cruz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5608-5609)
  15. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4646.
  16. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseAt 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.
  17. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5823-5824)
  18. 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)House · Roll call 303
  19. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 303
  20. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Sep 16, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Citrus County4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  2. National Taxpayers Union1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.