119-sres340

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 340 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 340

 Designating July 30, 2025, as ``National Whistleblower Appreciation 
 Day''.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 29, 2025

Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
 Collins, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
 Warnock, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
 Ernst, and Mr. Johnson) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

 August 1, 2025

 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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 RESOLUTION

 Designating July 30, 2025, as ``National Whistleblower Appreciation 
 Day''.

Whereas, in 1777, before the passage of the Bill of Rights, 10 sailors and 
 marines blew the whistle on fraud and misconduct that was harmful to the 
 United States;
Whereas the Founding Fathers unanimously supported the whistleblowers in words 
 and deeds, including by releasing government records and providing 
 monetary assistance for the reasonable legal expenses necessary to 
 prevent retaliation against the whistleblowers;
Whereas, on July 30, 1778, in demonstration of their full support for 
 whistleblowers, the members of the Continental Congress unanimously 
 passed the first whistleblower legislation in the United States that 
 read: ``Resolved, That it is the duty of all persons in the service of 
 the United States, as well as all other the inhabitants thereof, to give 
 the earliest information to Congress or other proper authority of any 
 misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any officers or persons 
 in the service of these states, which may come to their knowledge'' 
 (legislation of July 30, 1778, reprinted in Journals of the Continental 
 Congress, 1774-1789, ed. Worthington C. Ford et al. (Washington, DC, 
 1904-37), 11:732);
Whereas whistleblowers risk their careers, jobs, and reputations by reporting 
 waste, fraud, and abuse to the proper authorities;
Whereas, in providing the proper authorities with lawful disclosures, 
 whistleblowers save the taxpayers of the United States billions of 
 dollars each year and serve the public interest by ensuring that the 
 United States remains an ethical and safe place; and
Whereas it is the public policy of the United States to encourage, in accordance 
 with Federal law (including the Constitution of the United States, 
 rules, and regulations) and consistent with the protection of classified 
 information (including sources and methods of detection of classified 
 information), honest and good faith reporting of misconduct, fraud, 
 misdemeanors, and other crimes to the appropriate authority at the 
 earliest time possible: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) designates July 30, 2025, as ``National Whistleblower 
 Appreciation Day''; and

    (2) ensures that the Federal Government implements the 
 intent of the Founding Fathers, as reflected in the legislation 
 passed on July 30, 1778 (relating to whistleblowers), by 
 encouraging each executive agency to recognize National 
 Whistleblower Appreciation Day by--
        (A) informing employees, contractors working on 
 behalf of the taxpayers of the United States, and 
 members of the public about the legal right of a United 
 States citizen to ``blow the whistle'' to the 
 appropriate authority by honest and good faith 
 reporting of misconduct, fraud, misdemeanors, or other 
 crimes; and
        (B) acknowledging the contributions of 
 whistleblowers to combating waste, fraud, abuse, and 
 violations of laws and regulations of the United 
 States.
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