About the bill
S. 585 provides additional protections to Federal employees who are retaliated against for disclosing waste, fraud, and abuse in the Federal government. Specifically, the legislation increases protections for federal employees, increases awareness of federal whistleblower protections, and increases accountability and requires discipline for supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers.
The bill provides enhanced protections and expedites investigations of instances in which probationary federal employees are fired for whistleblowing; enacts reforms to ensure that managers who retaliate against whistleblowers are held accountable; provides the Office of Special Counsel with adequate access to information from federal agencies to allow for complete investigations and better protect whistleblowers; ensures that all federal employees are informed of their rights as whistleblowers and provides training to managers on protections; and establishes measures to hold VA employees that …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 26, 2017
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 26, 2017.
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Washington Review, October 13, 2017”
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Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ8, 2013-2022]
on Oct 13, 2017
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - Help for deported vets”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Oct 15, 2017
“Castro Statement on Passage of Disaster Relief Package”
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Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX20]
on Oct 12, 2017
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 3042: Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
Introduced on Jun 23, 2017. 98% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Dec 9, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 8, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 15, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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May 4, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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May 25, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 12, 2017
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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. |
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Oct 26, 2017
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 585 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 585. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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