Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5578 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5578 To ensure that whistleblowers, including contractors, are protected from retaliation when a Federal employee orders a reprisal, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Mr. Garcia of California (for himself and Mr. Comer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 ensure that whistleblowers, including contractors, are protected from retaliation when a Federal employee orders a reprisal, 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 ``Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFENSE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES: PROTECTION FROM REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)-- (I) by striking ``An employee'' and all that follows through ``services contractor'' and inserting ``A protected individual''; and (II) by striking ``disclosing'' and all that follows through ``evidence of''; and (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the following subparagraphs: ``(A) Refusing to obey an order that would require the protected individual to violate a law, rule, or regulation related to any contract, subcontract, grant, or