About the bill
H.R. 2196 amends the Whistleblower Protection Act to allow whistleblowers outside the intelligence community to make disclosures of classified information to any supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command, up to and including the head of the employing agency. This includes the Director of National Intelligence and the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. Under current law, classified disclosures to supervisors are not protected.
Sponsor and status
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Apr 27, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next) on Oct 11, 2017
This bill passed in the House on October 11, 2017 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
- Prognosis:
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8% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
History
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Apr 27, 2017
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Introduced
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May 2, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 10, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Oct 11, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 26, 2018
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Oct 11, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Passed Senate
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Signed by the President
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H.R. 2196 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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