,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,wyden1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1
 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4    
,ernst1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,lankford1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4     
,lujn1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,markey1  
,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,peters7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating ,july #cj1   
#bjbf1 as ,national ,whistleblower      
,appreciation ,day4  ,whereas1 in #aggg1
 before the passage of the ,bill of     
,rights1 #aj sailors and marines blew   
the whistle on fraud and misconduct that
 was harmful to the ,united ,states2    
,whereas the ,founding ,fathers         
unanimously supported the whistleblowers
 in words and deeds1 including by       
releasing government records and        
providing monetary assistance for the   
reasonable legal expenses necessary to  

prevent retaliation against the         
whistleblowers2 ,whereas1 on ,july #cj1 
#aggh1 in demonstration of their full   
support for whistleblowers1 the members 
of the ,continental ,congress           
unanimously passed 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 knowledge 7legislation of 
,july #cj1 #aggh1 reprinted in ,journals
 of the ,continental ,congress1         
#aggd-aghi1 ed4 ,worthington ,c4 ,ford  
et al4 7,washington1 ,,dc1 #aijd-cg71   
#aa3gcb72 ,whereas whistleblowers risk  
their careers1 jobs1 and reputations by 
reporting waste1 fraud1 and abuse to the
 proper authorities2 ,whereas1 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 ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,july #cj1 #bjbf1 as ,national          
,whistleblower ,appreciation ,day2 and  
7#b7 ensures that the ,federal          
,government implements the intent of the
 ,founding ,fathers1 as reflected in the

 legislation passed on ,july #cj1 #aggh 
7relating to whistleblowers71 by        
encouraging each executive agency to    
recognize ,national ,whistleblower      
,appreciation ,day by-- 7,a7 informing  
employees1 contractors working on behalf
 of the taxpayers of the ,united        
,states1 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