Support legislation that strengthens whistleblower protections and punishes retaliation by state officials who silence fraud reports.

My Federal Funds Whistleblower Protection Extension Act will end this reign of intimidation. It ensures that any state official, no matter how high their office, who knowingly retaliates against a whistleblower can face up to five years in federal prison.

She commits to advancing a bill that would expand whistleblower protections and impose federal penalties on officials who retaliate.

Michelle Fischbach: The land of 10,000 loopholes — ending the era of unchecked fraud in Minnesota | In the News | Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach
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Fischbach said she introduced the Federal Funds Whistleblower Protection Extension Act, which would expand whistleblower protections to state and local employees, contractors, and subcontractors and prohibit retaliation against whistleblowers reporting fraud, waste, and abuse; the post says the bill would impose up to five years in federal prison for state officials who knowingly retaliate.

Concrete legislative introduction aligned with the promise, but the evidence shows only proposal/referred activity, not enactment or committee advancement.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Fischbach Introduces Legislation to Protect Whistleblowers and Safeguard Taxpayer Dollars
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In an April 23 op-ed, Fischbach reiterated that she had introduced a package including the Federal Funds Whistleblower Protection Extension Act and restated that it would end retaliation by state officials against whistleblowers who expose fraud and abuse.

A fresh within-window statement confirms the commitment is still being actively promoted, but it does not show passage, committee markup, or other delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Michelle Fischbach: The land of 10,000 loopholes — ending the era of unchecked fraud in Minnesota | In the News | Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach
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The Congressional Record entry lists H.R. 7824, introduced by Fischbach and Finstad, as a bill to extend whistleblower protections to people who disclose misuse of federal funds administered by state and local officials and states it was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Official legislative record confirms introduction and referral, but no later advancement or final enactment is shown in this record.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record - House
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Congresswoman Fischbach said she had recently introduced the Federal Funds Whistleblower Protection Extension Act, which would expand federal whistleblower protections to state and local employees and strictly prohibit government officials from retaliating; she also said those who retaliate should face jail time.

Within the lookback window, Fischbach is still actively promoting the same whistleblower-protection legislation and framing it as punishing retaliation by state officials. This is a concrete same-term effort, but the record shown here still does not demonstrate committee advancement or enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Fischbach, Minnesota GOP Delegation Call for Walz & Ellison Resignation Over Fraud Involvement | Press Releases | Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach
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