This bill applies whistleblower protections to employees of defense and civilian personal services contractors, subcontractors, grantees, or subgrantees and extends the prohibition against reimbursement of legal fees incurred in defending against reprisal claims brought by whistleblowers to defense and civilian subcontractors.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-14 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-261. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-14 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7147) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 795. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7147-7149) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-05 | Floor | Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2016-07-11 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-28 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2016-06-28 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2016-06-28 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2016-06-24 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-06-23 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4560-4561; text: CR S4561) | Senate |
| 2016-06-07 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506. | Senate |
| 2016-06-07 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-270. | Senate |
| 2016-02-10 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2015-03-18 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2015-03-18 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |