A group of prominent Democratic legislators has proposed a whistleblower protection bill designed to help uncover fraud and waste in the trillions of dollars worth of coronavirus-relief funds allocated by Congress.

Introduced Monday, the COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act would also protect whistleblowers reporting on “substantial and specific dangers to the public health and safety” in federally supported programs.

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