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H.R.985 - Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Short: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Official: To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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In 2007, the House was successful in passing a whistleblower protection bill, H.R. 985. The Senate, unfortunately, was not. Now the situation is reversed. However, there isn't much time to fulfill your promise from 2006. ... Source: FAA Lawyer Whistleb
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In response to the Supreme Court decision, the House passed H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 2007. President George W. Bush, citing national security concerns, promised to veto the bill should it be enacted into law by ...
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Hearing: H.R. 984, the Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007 and H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, on H.R. 984, to Provide for Reform in the Operations of the Executive Branch and on H.R. 985, to Amend Title ...
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Another controversial bill, the "Executive Branch Reform Act, H.R. 985, would require over 8000 Executive Branch officials to report into a public database nearly any "significant contact" from any "private party. ...
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... and the combined efforts of these and other organizations have resulted an a number of bills, including H.R. 4925, the 2005-2006 Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act, and HR 985, The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007. ...
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Whistleblower Protection Act Amendments â H.R. 985 and S. 274. Why are Amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act Necessary? In 1989, Congress unanimously passed the Whistleblower Protection Act (âWPAâ) as the premier good ...
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... and dishonest) subterfuge of the 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RESTORATION ACT' of S1358 in 2003 and HR 985 in at least 2007,2008 be immediately be brought to a floor vote for and again unanimous veto proof approval. ...
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The Government Accountability Project (GAP) hailed the March 14 House of Representatives floor vote approving H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, legislation that overhauls federal whistleblower law. ...
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H.R. 985 - Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007. This bill strengthens protections for federal whistleblowers to prevent retaliation against those who report wrongdoing, waste, fraud, or abuse to authorities. ...
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While looking into Bachmann's health care voting record (still ongoing), I discovered that she has a tendency to vote in the minority. Frequently, she's even voting in the minority among Republicans. Here's what she did in the first ...
Senators place secret hold on anti-corruption bill [Call for Action]
We offer our support to expeditiously conclude the process of reconciling House and Senate passed versions of this vital good government legislation, HR 985 and S. 274. Unfortunately, every month that passes has very tangible ...
All Things Whistleblower: A GAP Blog: Good Eats
It is also sad for me to note that our US Senators in appearance have failed in their mandated duty and obligation to bring to a floor Vote HR 985 and held in subterfuge HR 985 in which and our US Senators should well know and was ...
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Nothing in H.R. 985 and S. 274 would permit classified information in whistleblower cases to be made public. Furthermore, a robust whistleblower process would allow more substantive fiscal mismanagement complaints to be heard, ...
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Legislation already passed by the House in March 2007 (HR 985) would correct those flaws by expanding coverage to all employees and by providing for court access and jury trials. Corporate whistleblower protections are also needed in ...
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El 14 de marzo del 2007, durante la deliberación del proyecto HR 985 (ver proyecto), Fortuño favoreció eliminar la protección a personas que chotiaran actos de corrupción en el gobierno. Esto se le conoce como protección a los ...
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... and most importantly REMIND that again and by an overwhelming veto proof majority US Congressional Legislatures have passed the Federal Employee Whistleblower Restoration Protection Act HR 985 and to withstand President Bush Veto. ...
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as your constituent, i urge you to include hr 985 and corporate whistleblower protections as part of the $700 billion bailout bill that is now under consideration by congress. hr 985, also known as the whistleblower protection ...
NWC Action Alert Calling for Congress to Add Whistleblower ...
The National Whistleblower issued this action alert yesterday demanding that Congress amend the banking "bailout" bill to include the whistleblower provisions included in HR 985. The alert, written by NWC advocacy director Lindsey ...
Whistleblowers Objections,HR 985 $700Billion Bailout Bill
The attachment of HR 985 and corporate whistleblower protections is crucial because whistleblowers are the only ones who can protect Americans from financial fraud. Our country is currently in the worst economic crisis since the Great ...
Stop the corruption? Yes, we can! [Action Diary]
Citizensâ Whistleblower Petition. and add your name to others calling for Congress to pass S.274/HR985, pending legislation that would go a long way toward stopping corruption in government and business.
Reaching a Compromise to Help Whistleblowers in Federal Agencies
Unfortunately, efforts to reconcile the House bill, HR 985, and Senate bill, S 274 in a conference committee have failed so far. As the Hartford Courant recently noted, Connecticutâs Joseph I. Lieberman is one of four Senate negotiators ...
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That is approximately how long it took two pending whistleblower protection bills, S.274 and HR 985 ,to reach the point where they are now ready for a final vote of the full Congress, but stalled as Congress cups its ear, ...
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instead, both palin and mccain, who conceivably might be subjected to greater transparency if s.274/hr 985 become law, are avoiding the subject of whistleblower protections. conclusion. if sarah palin and john mccain really are the ...
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You are referring to HR 985 [Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007] (sponsored by Waxman) and S.274 [Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act]? Full text of bills and their status can be found on ...
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... hr 4806: reducing over-classification act of 2008; hr 985: whistleblower protection enhancement act of 2007; s. 274: federal employee protection of disclosures act; s. 3077: strengthening transparency and accountability in federal ...
Proposals for change lack a critical piece
... of this legislation that is critical to achieving both. I am talking about HR 985 and S.274, House and Senate bills that would restore and strengthen the Whistleblower Protection Act, weakened by years of judicial misinterpretation.
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on march 14, 2007 the house enacted the whistleblower protection enhancement act (hr 985), which expanded the scope of whistleblower protections to national security related agencies, permitted employees to obtain jury trials in federal ...
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... have joined with the government accountability project and the international associatioon of whistleblowers (iaw), to make passage of hr 985 and s. 274- the whistleblower protection amendments (wpa)- a top priority. ...
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