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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Latest step: To the President

Whistleblower Protection Act of 1988

S. 508Introduced Feb 5, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 26, 1988 — Pocket Vetoed by President.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

22 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 17 Democrats

5 of 22 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), David Boren (D-OK), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), William Cohen (R-ME), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), David Durenberger (R-MN), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Henry Heinz (R-PA), David Karnes (R-NE), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), George Mitchell (D-ME), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), David Pryor (D-AR), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Timothy Wirth (D-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.