United States Code

5 U.S.C. § 7211

Employees’ right to petition Congress

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Bills that would change it 15

  • HR 8831 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 2838 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 1154 Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 8966 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2024 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 3130 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 5048 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 8937 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 4915 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2988 Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5314 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2921 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2532 Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5874 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1250 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 2662 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.

The right of employees, individually or collectively, to petition Congress or a Member of Congress, or to furnish information to either House of Congress, or to a committee or Member thereof, may not be interfered with or denied.
Official text at uscode.house.gov ↗