About the bill
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. A federal agency violates the Whistleblower Protection Act if agency authorities take (or threaten to take) retaliatory personnel action against any employee or applicant because of disclosure of information by that employee or applicant.
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Sponsor and status
101st Congress (1989–1990)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 10, 1989
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on April 10, 1989.
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Last Updated: Apr 10, 1989
32 Cosponsors (25 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
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Statement of Administration Policy
President George Bush [R, 1989-1993]: S. 20 - Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Mar 17, 1989)
History
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Jan 22, 1986
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2014 (99th). |
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Oct 26, 1988
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Earlier Version —
Pocket Vetoed
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 508 (100th). |
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Jan 25, 1989
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Mar 16, 1989
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Mar 21, 1989
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Apr 10, 1989
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 20 (101st) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 20. This is the one from the 101st Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 101st Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1989 to Oct 28, 1990. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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