House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Federal Worker Protection Act
Official title: To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements that restrict whistleblowing by Federal employees and contractors, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 31, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 31, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10198.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VINDMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 137, August 31, 2026, Page H5362):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; Article II, Section 2, Clause 2Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 31, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10198, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10198
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 22, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eugene Vindman.
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- H.R. 3743 (119th) Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025
- H.R. 5614 (119th) If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025
- H.R. 8667 (119th) MISSION Rx Act
- H.R. 1973 (119th) No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.