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Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill extends whistleblower protections to employees and contractors working on contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrants, and personal services contracts funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The bill specifies that the whistleblower protections in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code apply to all such HUD-funded agreements, regardless of when the agreements were executed. This means whistleblowers reporting violations on HUD contracts would have the same federal protections available to whistleblowers on other federal government contracts.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Monica De La Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELF EMPLOYED $88,998
- NULL $50,988
- RIO FRESH INC $14,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Monica De La Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (5)
- Dec 17, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Dec 16, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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
A BILL
To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS.
Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, shall apply with respect to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, regardless of when the agreement concerned was executed. <all>
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