HR 4646
Passed a chamber
Applies the whistleblower protections in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded with Department of Housing and Urban Development appropriations, regardless of when it was signed.
Official title: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
23-JUL-2025
Referred
23-JUL-2025
Approved by committee
17-DEC-2025
Reported
01-SEP-2026
On the calendar
01-SEP-2026
Passed
15-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
16-SEP-2026
- Covers contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrants, and personal services contracts paid for with HUD appropriations
- Applies whether the contract was executed before or after the bill's enactment
- Clarifies an existing federal whistleblower protection rather than creating a new one
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (01-SEP-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)
- Financial Services Committee (House)
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (Senate)
Housing and Community Development
■ 4 R■ 3 D
4 Republicans
3 Democrats