Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9947 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9947 To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2026 Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. 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 ``Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act''. SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS; EMPLOYEE PROTECTION FROM OTHER RETALIATION. (a) Prohibition Against Retaliation.--No employer may discharge or otherwise discriminate against a covered employee because the covered employee, whether at the covered employee's initiative or in the ordinary course of the covered employee's duties-- (1) provided, caused to be provided, or is about to provide or cause to be provided to the employer or to a Federal or State Government official, information relating to any violation of, or any act or omission the covered employee reasonably believes to be a violation of, any provision of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), or any order, rule, regulation, standard, or prohibition under that Act, or exercised any rights provided to employees under that Act; (2) testified or is about to testify in a proceeding concerning such violation; (3) assisted or participated or is about to assist or participate in such a proceeding; (4) testified or is about to testify before Congress on any matter covered by such Act; (5) objected to, or refused to particip