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S.274: Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Jan. 11, 2007
- Latest Major Action Dec. 17, 2007
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
12 (9 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 Republicans)
Bill 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) any disclosure of information required to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-232.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Held at the desk.
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| Jan. 11, 2007 |
Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) |