Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates defense contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding and creates enhancement of non-defense contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking paragraph (1). It relies on definition changes, appropriations, grants, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Tribal Affairs, Defense, Healthcare, and Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
Tribal governments and members affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Tribal governments and members affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates defense contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding...
- Creates enhancement of non-defense contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking paragraph (1)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates defense contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding and creates enhancement of non-defense contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking paragraph (1).
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Defense, Healthcare, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
The bill creates defense contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding and creates enhancement of non-defense contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking paragraph (1).
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Tribal governments and members affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Tribal governments and members affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Introduced in Senate
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following …
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