S. 4100

Summary

S. 4100, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 16, 2026 by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 4100 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S4100 IS: To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4100  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 16, 2026   Mr. Grassley  (for himself and  Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.
1.
Clarification of protections for duty speech whistleblowers
Section 2302(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  (1) A  and inserting  A ;
(2)
by striking paragraph (2);
(3)
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(4)
in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking  or  at the end;
(5)
in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; or ; and
(6)
by inserting at the end the following:
(8)
the disclosure is made during the normal course of duties of an employee, the principal job function of whom is to regularly investigate and disclose wrongdoing.
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A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) sponsors S. 4100, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Chuck Grassley

Sen. · R–IA · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026

Ron Wyden

Sen. · D–OR · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 16, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 4100 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Referred To · Mar 16, 2026 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 4100 has taken 2 actions since Mar 16, 2026.

Votes

S. 4100 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4100 goes by 2 titles.

• A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 4100 in 2 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4100 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4100’s is Government Operations and Politics.

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