US Congress House Bill 2515 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Engrossed on July 10 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-10 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Expands the definition of a whistleblower with regard to securities law violations. Specifically, the bill extends protections from retaliation to individuals who (1) make disclosures to certain individuals at their place of employment regarding conduct in violation of any law under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jurisdiction, (2) assist in an SEC investigation of these violations, or (3) make disclosures that are required or protected under any law subject to SEC jurisdiction. Currently, these protections apply only to individuals who report information directly to the SEC.

Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019

Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]

2019-07-09 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 431 (Y: 410 N: 12 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-10	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2019-07-09	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-09	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 12 (Roll no. 431). (text: CR H5276)
2019-07-09	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5287-5288)
2019-07-09	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-07-09	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2515.
2019-07-09	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5276-5278)
2019-07-09	House	Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-05-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2019-05-03	House	Introduced in House

SB2529 (Related) 2019-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
HB6197 (Related) 2020-03-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2515/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2515/BILLS-116hr2515ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2515/BILLS-116hr2515eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019431