House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
To provide for certain whistleblower incentives and protections.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2022
- Committee actionJun 22, 2022
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 20, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 329.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7195.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7195, To provide for certain whistleblower incentives and protections” on November 7, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 20, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 7, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58711
- CBO publication date
- November 7, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7195, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7195
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-423 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on July 20, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2022 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/423
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7195, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7195
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
055444feb69c546b602d6f63f2817e5cef43a17500b1539487548745b1a8d91e
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ADAMS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 53, March 24, 2022, Page H3864):Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2022 ↗
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- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7195, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7195
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
055444feb69c546b602d6f63f2817e5cef43a17500b1539487548745b1a8d91e
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.