House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Russell R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2017
- Committee actionMay 2, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 11, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 11, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2196.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2196, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients” on May 23, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 2, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52759
- CBO publication date
- May 23, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2196, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2196, an act to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients” on October 3, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 26, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 3, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54544
- CBO publication date
- October 3, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2196, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7951cc5931cf7eff48057826fd3142cda96d57c67639779ff657680b1dacd824
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-346 ↗; H. Rept. 115-342 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/346
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/342 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2196, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7951cc5931cf7eff48057826fd3142cda96d57c67639779ff657680b1dacd824
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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. RUSSELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 72, April 27, 2017, Page H2942):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2196, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7951cc5931cf7eff48057826fd3142cda96d57c67639779ff657680b1dacd824
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Lynch (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Russell.
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- H.R. 4917 (115th) IG Subpoena Authority Act
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- H.R. 3790 (115th) Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.