Whistleblowers Aiding National Security Act of 2025
Congress proposes State Department whistleblower rewards to boost enforcement of defense export rules
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Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Creates a State Department program that pays cash rewards to people who report illegal defense export activity that leads to civil penalties.
- Requires a secure public online reporting portal within 120 days, and rules for how tips are filed, reviewed, and investigated.
- Pays whistleblowers 10% to 30% of the civil penalty collected, with rules for splitting money if multiple people report together.
- Lets people report anonymously (usually through a lawyer) and adds strong job protections so employers can’t punish workers for reporting.
- Sets limits: people who learned info through certain compliance/audit roles often can’t get paid, and knowingly false reports don’t get protection.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Whistleblowers Aiding National Security Act of 2025
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