Like Causes?

Install the App
TRY NOW
Countable Is Officially Causes.com

house Bill H.R. 1064

Should Whistleblowers be Allowed to Disclose Information to More People?

Argument in favor

Whistleblowers play an important role in identifying illegal conduct, waste of funds, gross mismanagement, or other misconduct at federal agencies. These people should have as many avenues as possible for whistleblowing.

Rebekah 's Opinion
···
02/12/2019
Whistleblowers are our last bulwark against corruption and malfeasance. If they aren't protected, we slide into tyranny.
Like (20)
Follow
Share
IllWill's Opinion
···
02/11/2019
Whistleblowers need a lot more protection! Only people on the inside will have a clear understanding of anything that is happening within our government that’s wasteful, illegal, or unethical.
Like (14)
Follow
Share
Beverly's Opinion
···
02/12/2019
Whistleblowers should be protected and assisted. Those who are doing the right thing cannot see it any other way.
Like (10)
Follow
Share

Argument opposed

Agency supervisors, agency inspector generals, and the Office of Special Counsel are all already authorized to receive information from whistleblowers. That’s enough people who can receive information from whistleblowers — expanding the list is unnecessary.

Sam's Opinion
···
02/11/2019
Whistle blowers should be able to disclose information to general public. What the government does all should know. It’s called being above reproach. If someone would be called a whistle blower for talking about it (I.e. Snowden) don’t do it.
Like (4)
Follow
Share
Temujin's Opinion
···
02/12/2019
Enforce and use the laws we already have, don’t make more.
Like (2)
Follow
Share
RjGoodman's Opinion
···
02/11/2019
No, it appears that this is a redundant bill. These people are covered in other regulations.
Like (1)
Follow
Share

What is House Bill H.R. 1064?

This bill would amend the U.S. Code to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to a broader range of recipients, including the Inspector General (IG) of an agency, a supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command up to and including the agency’s head, and an employee designated as the recipient of whistleblower complaints.

Impact

Whistleblowers; federal agencies; agency supervisors; agency heads; and agency IGs.

Cost of House Bill H.R. 1064

A CBO cost estimate is unavailable.

More Information

In-Depth: Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) introduced this bill to create more avenues for whistleblowers to report information to the appropriate channels. This bill has one cosponsor, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC).

Currently, there are three common ways for federal employees to blow the whistle: 1) reporting to a supervisor, 2) contacting the IG, and 3) contacting the Office of Special Counsel. Government Executive reports that federal employees are “often the only people in the position to identify illegal conduct, waste of funds, gross mismanagement or other misconduct at federal agencies… risking their careers.. [to] try to report and fix problems at their agencies” and protect the public’s interests.


Media:

Summary by Lorelei Yang

(Photo Credit: iStockphoto.com / CraigRJD)

AKA

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.

Official Title

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.

bill Progress

  • Not enacted
    The President has not signed this bill
  • The senate has not voted
      senate Committees
      Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • The house has not voted
      house Committees
      Committee on Oversight and Reform
    IntroducedFebruary 7th, 2019
    Rebekah 's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Whistleblowers are our last bulwark against corruption and malfeasance. If they aren't protected, we slide into tyranny.
    Like (20)
    Follow
    Share
    IllWill's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/11/2019
    Whistleblowers need a lot more protection! Only people on the inside will have a clear understanding of anything that is happening within our government that’s wasteful, illegal, or unethical.
    Like (14)
    Follow
    Share
    Beverly's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Whistleblowers should be protected and assisted. Those who are doing the right thing cannot see it any other way.
    Like (10)
    Follow
    Share
    Glowurm's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Unequivocally, yes! You do something questionable, you deserve to be outed! Act appropriately and you need not worry, eh?
    Like (8)
    Follow
    Share
    SneakyPete's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    THE MORE THE MERRIER IT WOULD SEEM. Whistleblowers play an important role in identifying illegal conduct, waste of funds, gross mismanagement, or other misconduct at federal agencies. These people should have as many avenues as possible for whistleblowing. SneakyPete........ 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. 2*11*19.....
    Like (7)
    Follow
    Share
    Sam's Opinion Against
    ···
    02/11/2019
    Whistle blowers should be able to disclose information to general public. What the government does all should know. It’s called being above reproach. If someone would be called a whistle blower for talking about it (I.e. Snowden) don’t do it.
    Like (4)
    Follow
    Share
    Jeffrey's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/11/2019
    People seeing things going on within a corporation that are ethically, morally, and legally wrong should have avenues within their organization to go to and if it doesn’t work then, then they should be given other avenues in which to voice their concerns if nothing works internally
    Like (4)
    Follow
    Share
    Ken's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    That's a no brainer. Think about it as if you were travelling down the road. You see a vehicle rear end another vehicle and then drive off. What do you do? The right answer would be to report what you saw in order for there to be some sort of justice.
    Like (3)
    Follow
    Share
    Tooluser1's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Integrity should always be protected and encouraged.
    Like (3)
    Follow
    Share
    NoHedges's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/11/2019
    We must protect children with whistleblower protections as well. History has proven that no society, culture, or nation survives 4 generations of continual neglect and the widespread abandonment of societal protections for children. America’s fourth generation should be here in less than 5 years, our birth rate continues to fall, and the only sustained concern I have witnessed from any of our elected officials is a concern for the welfare of 2 undocumented children during the month of December. Emotional abuse is destroying family systems from the inside out and must be stopped. Not only do whistleblower protections need to be in place, but recourse actions must be made available should those protections fail. https://lynnenamka.com/relationships/relationships-articles/selfishness-narcissism-family-relationships/
    Like (2)
    Follow
    Share
    Temujin's Opinion Against
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Enforce and use the laws we already have, don’t make more.
    Like (2)
    Follow
    Share
    Maribeth 's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Yes. Whistleblowers should tell everyone, especially the press. The more people who know, the less likely it will be swept under the rug.
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    RjGoodman's Opinion Against
    ···
    02/11/2019
    No, it appears that this is a redundant bill. These people are covered in other regulations.
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    Sandra's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    "Supervisors, Inspector Generals and Special Counsels" are a good start, but who knows what they will bury and what will be brought to light....The actions of the above are much more likely to be impacted by the scope of who is aware of the content the whistle blower has put forward.....once again, TRANSPARENCY is key....I can think of very little that is done "in the dark".
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    Tinee's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Yes. When things are done behind closed doors corruption starts the run wild. Laws get ignored & damage is allowed to grow until there is no hiding it.
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    Azrael's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Should make public too
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    Stasia's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Truth does not fear investigation.
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    Robert's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Someone has to tell us the truth.
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    Ted's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Always!!
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    Terry's Opinion In Favor
    ···
    02/12/2019
    Yes, yes they should.
    Like (1)
    Follow
    Share
    MORE