U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10792: FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 9, 2026
To provide incentives for and protect whistleblowers under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To provide incentives for and protect whistleblowers under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 9, 2026:
A BILL To provide incentives for and protect whistleblowers under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Protection of whistleblowers (a) Protection from retaliation A covered entity may not, directly or indirectly, discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate or take an adverse personnel action against an individual (or a group of individuals) because the individual (or group of individuals) does any of the (B) a person with supervisory authority over the individual (or group of individuals); or (C) another individual working for the covered entity who the individual (or group of individuals) reasonably believes has the authority to investigate, discover, or terminate the alleged violation in the covered disclosure or to take any other action to address such violation. (2) Initiates, testifies, assists, or participates (or the covered entity expects will initiate, testify, assist, or participate) in an investigation conducted by a qualified entity or a judicial or administrative proceeding brought by a qualified entity relating to a covered violation. (3) Objects to, or refuses to participate in, any activity, policy, practice, or assigned task that the individual (or group of individuals) reasonably believes is an alleged covered violation. (b) Enforcement (1) …
Sponsors
- Janice Schakowsky (D, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Lori Trahan (D, HD-003)
- Thomas Kean (R, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is HB10792?
- HB10792 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026.
- What does HB10792 do?
- In its own words: To provide incentives for and protect whistleblowers under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10792?
- In committee as of October 9, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10792?
- Janice Schakowsky (D, HD-009), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10792?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10792
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