Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act

Summary

Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act This bill extends federal contractor whistleblower protections to employees of: (1) personal services contractors working on defense contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of defense contractors, subcontractors, grantees, or subgrantees); and (2) personal services contractors or subgrantees working on federal civilian contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of civilian contractors, subcontractors, or grantees). The civilian contractor protections, which are currently in effect as a pilot program, are made permanent. The bill extends the prohibition against reimbursement of legal fees incurred in defending against reprisal claims brought by whistleblowers to defense and civilian subcontractors and personal services contractors.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 29 November 2016

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 29 November 2016

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• Reported to House without amendment, Part I

  summary · EN · 29 November 2016

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 July 2016

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