House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-302
Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
- Committee actionSep 15, 2016
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2016 · 404–0
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 15, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-302.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5790.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5790, Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016” on November 28, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 15, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 28, 2016 ↗
Evidence
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- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52295
- CBO publication date
- November 28, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5790, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5790
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-835 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on November 29, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 29, 2016 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/835
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5790, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5790
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 114, July 14, 2016, Page H5012):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, United States Constitution (Providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 14, 2016 ↗
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- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5790, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5790
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
12 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 12 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Tom Rice (R-SC), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
- H.R. 6302 (114th) Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016
- H.R. 6450 (114th) Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016
- H.R. 4901 (114th) SOAR Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 1562 (114th) Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 1777 (114th) Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016
- H.R. 2395 (114th) Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.