S.743: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012

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About This Bill

This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
Introduced April 6, 2011
Latest Major Action Nov. 27, 2012
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Bill Sponsor

Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii)

Bill Cosponsors

14 (11 Democrats, 1 Independent, 2 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 - Title I: Protection of Certain Disclosures of Information by Federal Employees - (Sec. 101) Amends federal personnel law relating to whistleblower protections to provide that such protections shall apply to a disclosure of any violation of law (currently, a violation of law). Provides that a disclosure shall not be excluded from whistleblower protections because: (1) the disclosure was made to...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
	Became Public Law No: 112-199.
	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 112-155.
	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Received in the House.
	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
	Referred to House Intelligence
	Referred to House Homeland Security
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
	Mr. Lewis (CA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
	RESERVATION OF OBJECTION - Mr. Van Hollen reserved the right to object to the unanimous consent request. Subsequently, the reservation was withdrawn.
	Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
	Committee on Intelligence (Permanent) discharged.
	Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
	Considered by unanimous consent.
	On passage Passed without objection.
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
	Senate agreed to House amendment to the bill (S.743) by Unanimous Consent.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President.
	Signed by President.
April 6, 2011	Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii)

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