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H.R. 4646

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4646, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 23, 2025 by Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Sep 1, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.

Record

Text

H.R. 4646 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb4646/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4646 IH: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4646  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 23, 2025   Ms. De La Cruz  (for herself and  Ms. Williams of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on  Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Whistleblower protections for Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts
Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, shall apply with respect to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, regardless of when the agreement concerned was executed.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) sponsors H.R. 4646, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4646 went before 2 committees: Oversight and Government Reform and Financial Services.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Discharged From · Sep 1, 2026 · 696 Bills
Financial Services
Financial Services
Reported By · Sep 1, 2026 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4646 has taken 8 actions since Jul 23, 2025, the latest on Sep 1, 2026.

ChamberAction
Sep 1, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.
Sep 1, 2026
—
Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Sep 1, 2026
—
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.Financial Services Committee
Dec 17, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.Financial Services Committee
Dec 17, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldFinancial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 4646 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4646 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 — Display 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 4646, the latest on Apr 13, 2026.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 4646 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Housing, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CITRUS COUNTYCounty GovernmentFlorida14$80K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ALCALDE & FAY14$80K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MAURICE KURLAND114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CITRUS COUNTYALCALDE & FAY2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
CITRUS COUNTYALCALDE & FAY2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
CITRUS COUNTYALCALDE & FAY2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
CITRUS COUNTYALCALDE & FAY2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4646 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4646’s is Housing and Community Development.

hr4646/policy-areas.txt
Housing and Community DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4646 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government ethics and transparency, public corruption to Public contracts and procurement.

hr4646/subjects.txt
Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionPublic contracts and procurement

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4646, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. De La CRUZ:H.R. 4646.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3647]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com