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Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025
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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.
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Filing registrants (3)
2026 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S. 874 Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2100-2102; text: CR S2100-2101)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S. 874 Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S. 874 Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Letter condemning any federal measure that would preempt state and local laws governing artificial intelligence and urging Congress to pass the AI Whistleblower Protection Act; Urging reform to prohibit conflicts of interest and undue influence regarding U.S. environmental policy and the energy industrial sector; Support for Restore Trust in Congress Act (H.R. 5106); Sign-on letter to the House in support of the Restore Trust in Congress Act (H.R. 5106) and related discharge petition; Support for Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act (H.R. 253); Letter in support of the Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act (S.874); AI Whistleblower Protection Act (H.R. 3460, S. 1792); ETHICAL Procurement Act (H.R. 6689); Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (H.R. 6085, S. 3191).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2025 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S.874 - Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025 - in support. Issues related to the Department of Government Efficiency. H.R.5106 - Restore Trust in Congress Act - in support. Issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Issues related to the Environmental Protection Agency. Issues related to the Department of the Interior.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Letter condemning any federal measure that would preempt state and local laws governing artificial intelligence and urging Congress to pass the AI Whistleblower Protection Act; Urging reform to prohibit conflicts of interest and undue influence regarding U.S. environmental policy and the energy industrial sector; Support for Restore Trust in Congress Act (H.R. 5106); Sign-on letter to the House in support of the Restore Trust in Congress Act (H.R. 5106) and related discharge petition; Support for Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act (H.R. 253); Letter in support of the Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act (S.874); AI Whistleblower Protection Act (H.R. 3460, S. 1792); ETHICAL Procurement Act (H.R. 6689); Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (H.R. 6085, S. 3191).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2025 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S 874 Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Letter thanking Senators Chuck Grassley and Gary Peters for introducing/co-sponsoring S.874, the Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S.874 - Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025 - in support. Issues related to the Department of Government Efficiency. H.R.5106 - Restore Trust in Congress Act - in support. H.R.1877 - Protecting Americans Social Security Data Act - in support. Issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Issues related to the Environmental Protection Agency. H.R.4482 - Stop NOAA Closures Act - in support. Issues related to the Department of the Interior.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Letter in support of the Expanding Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractors Act (S.874); Letter requesting a meeting with the Acting Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to discuss whistleblower protections.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Office of Special Counsel, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Letter of support for the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act (CWPA) of 2025 (S.1154); Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act (S.874).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE