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S. 494 (109th)

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act

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Introduced

2 March 2005

Last action

25 May 2005 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.

Sponsors

Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI]

Subjects

Defence, Transport

Source updated

7 April 2025

Defence · Transport

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Summary

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Includes as a protected disclosure by a Federal employee: (1) any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure; and (2) the disclosure of information required to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs that the employee or applicant reasonably believes is direct evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement if such disclosure is made to a Member or employee of Congress who is authorized to receive information of the type disclosed. Sets forth provisions concerning review and appeal of actions concerning such disclosures. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that, for purposes of provisions regarding the protection of voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information, a permissible use of independently obtained critical infrastructure information includes any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure. Requires agencies to inform employees on how to make a lawful disclosure of information.

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Timeline

  1. 2 March 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1936-1938)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 March 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1935-1936)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 March 2005

    Referred

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 April 2005

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 May 2005

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 25 May 2005

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 109-72.

    Source: Committee

  8. 25 May 2005

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 109-72.

    Source: Committee

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