Legislation· Sep 2026Sponsored by Monica De La Cruz (R)
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
Extends whistleblower protections to all HUD contracts and grants, regardless of when signed.
Tradeoff
Gives employees of HUD contractors and grant recipients the right to report misconduct without fear of retaliation. No offsetting cost or funding mechanism in the bill.
What's in it
No measurable federal cost over 2026-2031; administrative costs to HUD estimated as insignificant.
The federal cost is negligible—just HUD's administrative overhead to clarify that whistleblower protections apply to all its contractors—while the policy's real burden falls on contractors and subcontractors who must establish or reinforce anti-retaliation procedures.
The House passed this 424-0 on September 15, 2026 — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jul 23, 2025)
House
Committee on Financial Services(Jul 23, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The Committee on Financial Services voted to send it to the floor
Reported 51 - 0(Dec 17, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-786, Part I.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #303 · Sep 15, 2026)
424 yeanay 0Senate
Received from the House
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs(Sep 16, 2026)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- John W. Rose (R-TN)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Passage votes so far· Sep 15, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027