S.2628: Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act

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Bill Summary

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Revises the definition of protected employee disclosures (whistleblowing) to include: (1) any lawful disclosure without restriction to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure; and (2) formal or informal communications or transmissions. Excludes from such definition disclosures pertaining to policy decisions that lawfully exercise discretionary authority unless the disclosing...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-392.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 782.
July 8, 2004

Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii)

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