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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-12

Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989

S. 20Introduced Jan 25, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Apr 10, 1989.

Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 10, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-12.

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

32 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 32 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), David Boren (D-OK), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), George Mitchell (D-ME), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), David Pryor (D-AR), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), William Roth (R-DE), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), James Sasser (D-TN), Paul Simon (D-IL), James Thurmond (R-SC), John Warner (R-VA) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st 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.