You might favor this bill if:
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You believe whistleblowers should be protected by the law to report their concerns to their supervisors without fear of retaliation. Whistleblowers are a critical part to keeping government institutions transparent and accountable.
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You might oppose this bill if:
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You believe that intelligence whistleblowers do not need any extra protection by the law to report their concerns. There is a system set in place for some cases and employees do not have a need to report it specifically to their supervisor or their direct chain of command.
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H.R.1064 would allow whistleblowers to report concerns about classified programs directly to their supervisors and up their chain of command.
Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to anyone of the following recipients:
• the Office of Inspector General of their agency;
• the U.S. Office of Special Counsel; or
• a designated agency employee.
The legislation expands the list of recipients to whom a federal employee may make a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command, not just the past three recipients.
Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) is an original co-sponsor of the legislation and the former Chairman of the House Oversight’s Subcommittee on Government Operations.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has also expressed his support for the bill.
The bill passed the House on 02/11/2019 and currently sits in the Senate.
H.R.1064
Sponsored by: Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25].
Cosponsored by: 2 Rep / 0 Dem.
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