,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,cummings1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,miss ,rice of
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,ms4     
,titus7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,july #cj1 #bjai1 as 
,national ,whistleblower ,appreciation  
,day4  ,whereas1 in #aggg1 before the   
passage of the ,bill of ,rights1 #aj    
sailors and marines blew the whistle on 
misconduct that was harmful to the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas the           
,continental ,congress unanimously      
supported the whistleblowers in words   
and deeds1 including by releasing       
,government records and authorizing     
payment for legal expenses incurred by  
the whistleblowers incurred in defending
 against a retaliatory criminal libel   
lawsuit brought against them2 ,whereas1 

on ,july #cj1 #aggh1 in demonstration of
 their full support for whistleblowers1 
the ,members of the ,continental        
,congress unanimously enacted the first 
whistleblower legislation in the ,united
 ,states that read3 ,resolved1 ,that it 
is the duty of all persons in the       
service of the ,united ,states1 as well 
as all other the inhabitants thereof1 to
 give the earliest information to       
,congress or other proper authority of  
any misconduct1 frauds or misdemeanors  
committed by any officers or persons in 
the service of these states1 which may  
come to their knowledge2 ,whereas       
whistleblowers risk their careers1 jobs1
 and reputations by reporting waste1    
fraud1 and abuse to the proper          
authorities2 ,whereas in providing the  
proper authorities with lawful          
disclosures1 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 place2 and ,whereas it is the      
public policy of the ,united ,states to 
encourage1 in accordance with ,federal  
law 7including the ,constitution of the 
,united ,states1 rules1 and regulations7
 and consistent with the protection of  
classified information 7including       
sources and methods of detection of     
classified information71 honest and good
 faith reporting of misconduct1 fraud1  
misdemeanors1 and other crimes to the   
appropriate authority at the earliest   
time possible3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house-- 7#a7 designates      
,national ,whistleblower ,appreciation  
,day2 and  7#b7 ensures that the        
,federal ,government implements the     
intent of the ,founding ,fathers1 as    
reflected in the legislation enacted on 
,july #cj1 #aggh1 by encouraging each   
executive agency to recognize ,national 
,whistleblower ,appreciation ,day by--  
7,a7 informing employees1 contractors   
working on behalf of ,united ,states    
taxpayers1 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 misconduct1     
fraud1 misdemeanors1 or other crimes2   
and  7,b7 acknowledging the             
contributions of whistleblowers to      
combating waste1 fraud1 abuse1 and      
violations of laws and regulations of   
the ,united ,states4