H.R. 4646 — Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

In plain terms · AI-written

Would extend whistleblower protections to employees of all Department of Housing and Urban Development contractors and grant recipients, regardless of when their contracts started.

What it does · Congressional Research Service

Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 This bill expands existing whistleblower protections for employees of federal contractors or grant recipients to apply to all contracts and grants funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regardless of the date of execution. Current law protects employees of federal contractors or grant recipients from a reprisal (i.e., discharge, demotion, or discrimination) for disclosing evidence to Congress or another appropriate official of certain misconduct involving federal contracts, grants, or funds. This provision currently applies only to contracts and grants signed or modified after the law took effect in 2013. The bill expands these protections to apply to HUD contracts and grants signed before the law was enacted.

The “Reported to House” summary, Sep 1, 2026. Read it in full on congress.gov.

The record

Chamber: U.S. House
Status: Passed House — Passed the House. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not close to becoming law.
Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Introduced: Jul 23, 2025
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sep 16, 2026)
Subjects: Housing and Community Development

Recorded floor votes

Passed — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Sep 16, 2026, 424–0, House)

Procedural and amendment votes included.

More bills on these subjects

S. 5020 — Improving Housing Performance Act
H.R. 9733 — Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026

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