On the recordMarch 10, 2017
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add, at the end of the bill, the following: SEC. 3. PROTECTING ACTIONS PERTAINING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS. Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to apply to actions brought by an individual, or individuals, under Federal whistleblower laws, Federal anti-retaliation laws, or any Federal laws which protect reporting government misconduct or malfeasance. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 180, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
