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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6302

Congress proposes State Department whistleblower rewards to boost enforcement of defense export rules

Whistleblowers Aiding National Security Act of 2025

4 months ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: Congress Proposes Financial Rewards for Reporting Illegal Tech Exports
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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Senate
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Law

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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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(1)
Federal Employee
Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Nov 25, 2025House

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.

Nov 25, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 120 days after the bill becomes law

State Department issues an interim rule setting up the whistleblower incentive program

Early ground rules start (who can apply, how to submit tips, how awards work), even before the final version is published

Within 120 days after the bill becomes law

Secure public online portal goes live for reporting defense export-control violations

People can submit tips online, including anonymous tips through a lawyer, instead of relying on informal contacts

By the time the online portal is launched

Public notice of the program appears in the Federal Register

The program becomes easier to find, and companies and workers get a clear public signal that enforcement tips can lead to awards

Within 270 days after the bill becomes law

State Department issues the final rule for the program

The long-term, official version of the rules takes effect, which can change details from the interim rule

For each submission, within 60 days after it is filed

Clock starts for State Department to decide if each new tip is credible

After you submit, the Department is supposed to make a credibility decision within 60 days, giving tipsters a clearer ожидание on timing

Starts within 30 days after a tip is submitted, then at least monthly

Regular status updates to tipsters begin during review/investigation

People who report should hear back within 30 days and then at least every 30 days until the tip is rejected or the investigation ends (with sensitive details possibly withheld)

Within 180 days after the Department finds a tip credible (unless impracticable)

Investigations usually finish within a set window after a tip is found credible

If your tip is credible, the Department generally aims to complete the investigation within 180 days unless that’s not practical

By October 31 following the first full fiscal year after the program starts

First annual report to Congress on awards and case types

The public and lawmakers can see how often awards are paid and what kinds of violations are being caught, which can influence future funding or rule changes

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Whistleblowers Aiding National Security Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 6302
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred 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.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

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