S. 274 - Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act
Government employees. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Daniel Akaka
- Summary:
- A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the Senate on December 17, 2007
- Amendments:
- 1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. rejected. View amendments
Senate Vote: On Passage
PASSED by voice vote on December 17, 2007.
Other Votes:
Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act
S. 274 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act
- Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act
- Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act
- Sponsor
- Daniel Akaka
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Government employees
- Actions and defenses
- Administrative remedies
- Appellate courts
- Armed forces
- Budgets
- Classified defense information
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional witnesses
- Defense policy
- Disciplining of employees
- Dismissal of employees
- Due process of law
- Employee rights
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive orders
- Federal employees
- Government attorneys
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Information leaking
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Inspectors general
- Intelligence activities
- Judicial review
- Jurisdiction
- Labor
- Law
- Legal fees
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Office of Special Counsel
- Parties to actions
- Personnel management
- Politics and government
- Presidents
- Promotions
- Security clearances
- Security measures
- Waste in government spending
- Whistle blowing
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/11/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (1 proposed) Passed Senate 12/17/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber Motion Date Result currently selected Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 12/17/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 3801 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 12/17/2007 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 1/11/2007 1/11/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 1/11/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S455-456) 3/30/2007 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Put on a legislative calendar 6/13/2007 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. 11/16/2007 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-232. Put on a legislative calendar 11/16/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513. 12/17/2007 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 12/17/2007 The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. currently selected Senate Vote on Passage 12/17/2007 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 12/17/2007 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 12/17/2007 Amendment SA 3801 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Coburn. select this vote Vote 12/17/2007 Amendment SA 3801 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 12/18/2007 Received in the House. 12/18/2007 Held at the desk. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote S. Amdt. 3801 Coburn, Thomas [R-OK] November 16, 2007 Passed by voice vote on December 16, 2007. To provide for reports by the Government Accountability Office and the Merit Systems Protection Board on cases making allegations of violations of section 2302(b)(8) or (9) of title 5, United States Code, relating to whistleblowers.
- Total Contributions
- Contributions by Vote
- $ Near Votes
- Timeline of Contributions
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- table
Total contributions given to Senators from Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc., which…
supported this bill
| Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc. | $489,765 |
| $489,765 |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc. interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions By Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akaka, Daniel | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Alexander, Lamar | R | TN | $7,700 | $0 |
| Allard, Wayne | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Barrasso, John | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Baucus, Max | D | MT | $6,350 | $0 |
| Bayh, Evan | D | IN | $1,000 | $0 |
| Bennett, Robert | R | UT | $1,250 | $0 |
| Biden, Joseph | D | DE | $1,500 | $0 |
| Bingaman, Jeff | D | NM | $1,250 | $0 |
| Bond, Christopher | R | MO | $3,000 | $0 |
| Boxer, Barbara | D | CA | $10,450 | $0 |
| Brown, Sherrod | D | OH | $7,300 | $0 |
| Brownback, Samuel | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Bunning, Jim | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Burr, Richard | R | NC | $2,000 | $0 |
| Byrd, Robert | D | WV | $800 | $0 |
| Cantwell, Maria | D | WA | $17,150 | $0 |
| Cardin, Benjamin | D | MD | $12,400 | $0 |
| Carper, Thomas | D | DE | $750 | $0 |
| Casey, Robert | D | PA | $13,550 | $0 |
| Chambliss, Saxby | R | GA | $1,750 | $0 |
| Clinton, Hillary | D | NY | $44,455 | $0 |
| Coburn, Thomas | R | OK | $2,000 | $0 |
| Cochran, Thad | R | MS | $1,000 | $0 |
| Coleman, Norm | R | MN | $1,750 | $0 |
| Collins, Susan | R | ME | $3,500 | $0 |
| Conrad, Kent | D | ND | $2,100 | $0 |
| Corker, Bob | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Cornyn, John | R | TX | $2,800 | $0 |
| Craig, Larry | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Crapo, Michael | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| DeMint, Jim | R | SC | $4,000 | $0 |
| Dodd, Christopher | D | CT | $9,500 | $0 |
| Dole, Elizabeth | R | NC | $500 | $0 |
| Domenici, Pete | R | NM | $1,700 | $0 |
| Dorgan, Byron | D | ND | $1,000 | $0 |
| Durbin, Richard | D | IL | $23,725 | $0 |
| Ensign, John | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Enzi, Michael | R | WY | $500 | $0 |
| Feingold, Russell | D | WI | $10,150 | $0 |
| Feinstein, Dianne | D | CA | $16,650 | $0 |
| Graham, Lindsey | R | SC | $225 | $0 |
| Grassley, Charles | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Gregg, Judd | R | NH | $1,000 | $0 |
| Hagel, Charles | R | NE | $500 | $0 |
| Harkin, Thomas | D | IA | $4,000 | $0 |
| Hatch, Orrin | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Hutchison, Kay | R | TX | $5,250 | $0 |
| Inhofe, James | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Inouye, Daniel | D | HI | $2,250 | $0 |
| Isakson, John | R | GA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Johnson, Tim | D | SD | $500 | $0 |
| Kennedy, Edward | D | MA | $4,700 | $0 |
| Kerry, John | D | MA | $750 | $0 |
| Klobuchar, Amy | D | MN | $3,100 | $0 |
| Kohl, Herbert | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Kyl, Jon | R | AZ | $4,500 | $0 |
| Landrieu, Mary | D | LA | $7,250 | $0 |
| Lautenberg, Frank | D | NJ | $2,000 | $0 |
| Leahy, Patrick | D | VT | $250 | $0 |
| Levin, Carl | D | MI | $5,500 | $0 |
| Lieberman, Joseph | I | CT | $13,550 | $0 |
| Lincoln, Blanche | D | AR | $250 | $0 |
| Lott, Trent | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Lugar, Richard | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Martinez, Mel | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| McCain, John | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| McCaskill, Claire | D | MO | $2,350 | $0 |
| McConnell, Mitch | R | KY | $500 | $0 |
| Menéndez, Robert | D | NJ | $2,000 | $0 |
| Mikulski, Barbara | D | MD | $17,500 | $0 |
| Murkowski, Lisa | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Murray, Patty | D | WA | $15,200 | $0 |
| Nelson, Ben | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Nelson, Bill | D | FL | $14,640 | $0 |
| Obama, Barack | D | IL | $47,920 | $0 |
| Pryor, Mark | D | AR | $2,000 | $0 |
| Reed, John | D | RI | $500 | $0 |
| Reid, Harry | D | NV | $750 | $0 |
| Roberts, Pat | R | KS | $1,400 | $0 |
| Rockefeller, John | D | WV | $4,600 | $0 |
| Salazar, Ken | D | CO | $6,650 | $0 |
| Sanders, Bernard | I | VT | $3,750 | $0 |
| Schumer, Charles | D | NY | $17,600 | $0 |
| Sessions, Jefferson | R | AL | $2,000 | $0 |
| Shelby, Richard | R | AL | $1,500 | $0 |
| Smith, Gordon | R | OR | $1,250 | $0 |
| Snowe, Olympia | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Specter, Arlen | D | PA | $24,950 | $0 |
| Stabenow, Debbie Ann | D | MI | $18,000 | $0 |
| Stevens, Ted | R | AK | $4,000 | $0 |
| Sununu, John | R | NH | $8,400 | $0 |
| Tester, Jon | D | MT | $1,100 | $0 |
| Thune, John | R | SD | $4,500 | $0 |
| Vitter, David | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Voinovich, George | R | OH | $6,200 | $0 |
| Warner, John | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Webb, Jim | D | VA | $6,900 | $0 |
| Whitehouse, Sheldon | D | RI | $2,500 | $0 |
| Wyden, Ron | D | OR | $1,000 | $0 |
