Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act

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

Votes

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 25 May 2005 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 2 March 2005 · Official file

Documents

6 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 25 May 2005

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 25 May 2005

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 25 May 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 March 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 March 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 March 2005

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Sponsors

• Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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