New Bill Would Strengthen Protections for Whistleblowers Who Expose Classified Information

Minimalist · Mar 7, 2020

On Thursday, Democrats introduced legislation to update a 103-year old law to better protect whistleblowers, journalists and congressional members who expose classified government information.

The “2020 Espionage Act Reform” would amend the 1917 Espionage Act, which was passed shortly after the United States entered World War I to punish those who published or shared information about the military. The bill introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would narrow the law, so only those with security clearances can be criminally prosecuted for revealing classified information. This includes the approximately 4 million defense contractors, federal employees and people working in the critical infrastructure sectors.
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