S 874 · Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025
Held at the desk.
- Introduced
- Mar 5, 2025
- Latest action
- May 4, 2026
- Sponsor
- Sen. Gary C. Peters [D-MI]
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025 This bill expands whistleblower protections for employees of federal contractors and grant recipients to include the act of refusing to obey an unlawful order and to apply these protections to members of the intelligence community and other governmental employees. Current law protects employees of federal contractors or grant recipients from a reprisal (i.e., discharge, demotion, or discrimination) for disclosing evidence to Congress or another appropriate official of certain misconduct involving federal contracts, grants, or funds. The bill expands these protections to include an employee's refusal to obey an order that would require the employee to violate a law, rule, or regulation related to any contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant. The bill also specifies that these protections apply to employees of federal contractors or grant recipients who are current or former members of the intelligence community or employees of state, local, or tribal governments. Further, the bill specifies that these protections may not be waived in a predispute arbitration agreement and renders any such agreement unenforceable. The bill specifies that an executive branch official may not request a federal contractor or grant recipient to engage in a reprisal against a protected employee, and it authorizes federal agencies to propose disciplinary action against officials that do so.
Recent actions
- Apr 29, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 29, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 9, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
- Dec 9, 2025 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 9, 2025 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jul 30, 2025 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 5, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 5, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.