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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

10th Anniversary of National Whistleblower Day to be Held on Capitol Hill - Whistleblowers Protection Blog

On July 27, 2023, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) will host the 10th anniversary of National Whistleblower Day on Capitol Hill. The event will be kick-off with an address by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a longtime advocate for whistleblowers in Congress.

“NWC is so excited to bring our community together in person again!” said NWC Executive Director Siri Nelson. “Whistleblower advocates have been recognized by the Senate in a unanimous resolution for 10 years, and this is a major cause for celebration. Our leading advocate, Senator Grassley, will kick off our event with live remarks. With so much need for attention to whistleblower rights and protections, this promises to be a great return to in-person National Whistleblower Day events.”

“National Whistleblower Day is dedicated to celebrating whistleblowers and making sure that their contributions are acknowledged,” NWC explains. “The event has featured actual whistleblowers along with important figures who support whistleblowers.”

Each year since 2013, the U.S. Senate has unanimously recognized July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The date commemorates the first whistleblower law in the history of the United States which was passed on July 30, 1778. In recent years, a growing number of federal agencies have celebrated National Whistleblower Day by informing employees of their whistleblower rights and by highlighting the critical role whistleblowers play in exposing fraud, corruption, and abuse of...



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