Published: December 2011

Opposition to the Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011

Coalition: Project On Government Oversight (POGO)

The passage of H.R. 2483 would result in sweeping changes to the whistleblower incentive and protection programs at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

This legislation, introduced by Representative Michael Grimm (R-NY), is an extreme approach that would silence would-be whistleblowers, endanger critical inside informants, undermine investigations, hamstring enforcement at the SEC and CFTC, and provide lawbreaking financial firms with an escape hatch from accountability.

Lead Organization

Project On Government Oversight (POGO)

Other Organizations

AFL-CIO | American Library Association | Americans for Financial Reform | Association of Research Libraries | Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights | Center for Media and Democracy | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) | Common Cause | Consumer Action | Consumer Federation of America | Defending Dissent Foundation | FAA Whistleblowers Alliance | Fund for Constitutional Government | Government Accountability Project (GAP) | iSolon.org | OpenTheGovernment.org | Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP) | New Jersey Action | OMB Watch | Project On Government Oversight (POGO) | Public Citizen | Service Employees International Union (SEIU) | Taxpayers Protection Alliance | U.S. PIRG

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Opposition to the Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011   (Opposing_HR_2483.pdf)