US Congress Senate Bill 2529 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands whistleblower protections with regard to commodities and securities law violations. Specifically, the bill extends protections from retaliation to individuals who (1) assist in a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) or in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation of these violations, (2) make disclosures that are required or protected under any law subject to the CFTC's or the SEC's jurisdiction, or (3) provide information to supervisors or other employees with the authority to investigate potential misconduct. Currently, these protections apply only to individuals who report information directly to the CFTC or the SEC. The bill also provides for the processing of these whistleblower awards no later than one year after the deadline to file a claim.

Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB2515 (Related) 2019-07-10 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB4816 (Related) 2019-11-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2529/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2529/BILLS-116s2529is.pdf