Senate bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-199

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012

S. 743Introduced Apr 6, 2011Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Nov 27, 2012.

Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HI

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 6, 2011
Committee actionOct 19, 2011
Passed SenateMay 8, 2012 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 28, 2012 · without objection
Resolving differencesNov 13, 2012
To the PresidentNov 16, 2012
Became lawNov 27, 2012

Latest action: Nov 27, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-199.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 743.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011” on February 7, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2012 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42956
CBO publication date
February 7, 2012
Congress.gov bill record
S. 743, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 9, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-155 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on April 19, 2012.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 19, 2012 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 743, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/743
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 25, 2026
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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

14 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 14 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Mark Begich (D-AK), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jon Tester (D-MT).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.