1HOUSE · SEP 15, 2026
Passed the House
424–0PASSED
R 210–0 D 213–0 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 303 · 9 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
Official title: To clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Monica De La Cruz R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Committee actionDec 16, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2026 · 424–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4646.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4646, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025” on April 13, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on December 17, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62326
- CBO publication date
- April 13, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4646, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4646
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-786 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on September 1, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 1, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/786
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4646, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4646
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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 Ms. De La CRUZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 126, July 23, 2025, Page H3647):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 4646, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4646
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 4646. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Warren Davidson (R-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), John Rose (R-TN), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Monica De La Cruz.
- H.R. 224 (119th) Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
- H.R. 225 (119th) HUD Transparency Act of 2025
- H.R. 3390 (119th) Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act
- H.R. 6554 (119th) Community Bank Representation Act
- H.Res. 583 (119th) Denouncing the attack on a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, on July 7, 2025.
- H.R. 5260 (119th) Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.