H.R. 2988 - Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 2988 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 117-334 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Oversight and Reform to accompany H.R. 2988.

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on September 13, 2022.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1316: 
Agreed to by record vote of 219-209, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 213-206, on September 14, 2022.

MANAGERS: Raskin/Reschenthaler

1. Structured rule for H.R. 302.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only the further amendment to H.R. 302 printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. The amendment may be offered only by the Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part A of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 2988.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and reform now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13.Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in Part C of the Rules Committee report and amendments en bloc described in section 4 of the resolution. Each amendment printed in the report may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the report or amendments en bloc described in section 4 of the resolution.
16. Section 4 provides that the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in Part C of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
17. Provides that at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The question of such further amendments' adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the question.
18. Provides one motion to recommit.
19. Provides that during consideration of H.R. 2988, the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill.

20. Structured rule for H.R. 8326.
21. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees.
22. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
23. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-64, modified by the amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
24. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
25. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in Part E of the Rules Committee report and amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the resolution. Each amendment printed in the report may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
26. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part E of the report or amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the resolution.
27.Section 8 provides that the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in Part E of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
28. Provides that at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The question of such further amendments' adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the question.
29. Provides one motion to recommit.
30. Provides that during consideration of H.R. 8326, the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill.
31. Provides that at any time through the legislative day of September 16, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of September 13, 2022, September 14, 2022, September 15, 2022, or September 16, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed. The Chair shall put the question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated.
32. Waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of September 30, 2022, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 2Porter (CA)DemocratRevised Creates new reporting requirement for Inspectors General to provide to Congress the number of instances in which their Office did not resolve a whistleblower retaliation complaint within 8 months after receiving the complaint.Made in Order
2Version 1Auchincloss (MA)DemocratRequires GAO to conduct within four years of enactment a study that at a minimum examines the timeliness of MSPB whistleblower complaint rulings, reports on the rate of whistleblowers opting for a district court trial, and offers recommendations for MSPB to make improvements to its whistleblower complaint review process.Made in Order
3Version 1Maloney, Carolyn (NY)DemocratMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Strikes the extension of whistleblower protections to noncareer appointees in the Senior Executive Service.Considered as Adopted
4Version 3Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratRevised Directs each Office of Inspector General to establish and maintain a mechanism to receive anonymous whistleblower information that conforms to specified requirements to ensure and maintain anonymity.Made in Order
5Version 3Spanberger (VA)DemocratRevised Adds language to allow whistleblowers to challenge adverse security clearance actions through the same adjudication process used for other whistleblower retaliation complaints.Made in Order
6Version 1Garamendi (CA)DemocratLate Provides monetary incentives for whistleblowers to come forward and provide actionable intelligence on global wildlife trafficking rings. Direct federal agencies to implement authorities provided by current law to reward whistleblowers for wildlife crimes like trafficking, poaching, and black-market imports.Submitted