Workers can sue in federal court for reporting FTC rule breaks.
H.R. 10792 — FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026 · Filed by Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops bosses from punishing workers who report rule breaks. Workers can sue in federal court. They can get triple back pay, money for harm, and lawyer fees. The bill sets up a fund to pay workers. Workers get 10 to 30 percent of money the FTC collects in cases over $1 million.
Who it affects
Workers who report wrongdoing gain legal rights and money rewards. Companies regulated by the FTC face stronger rules. Lawyers who represent workers in these cases may earn fees.
One thing to notice
The whistleblower fund has a $500 million cap. Once it hits that cap, future FTC money goes to other places. This could cut rewards for workers in busy years.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Oct 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- FTC — The Federal Trade Commission, the federal agency that stops unfair business practices.
- whistleblower — A worker who reports illegal or wrong activity by their boss or company.
- federal court — A court run by the federal government that handles federal law cases.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (18,528 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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