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sure our stimulus dollars are spent honestly and effectively. 

 

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Whistleblower Legislative History Fact Sheet 

 

The chronology below highlights the recent legislative history of federal whistleblower protections 

reform.  To summarize, it has the benefit of four hearings, eight markups where authorizing committees 

with the relevant expertise approved it, and four House or Senate votes.  Its final enactment has been 

blocked once by an unrelated filibuster and three times by secret holds.    

 

October 2000:  Whistleblower Protection Act legislation introduced in Senate.  

 

July 2001: Whistleblower Protection Act legislation introduced in House. 

 

August 2001: Senate conducts first hearings.  

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James J. Murtagh, Jr. is a doctor of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, and the Medical Director of several sleep laboratories in Southern Ohio. Dr. Murtagh extensively writes on medical ethics. Dr. Murtagh is the founder of a new (more...)
 
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