Momentum continues to build around the National Whistleblower Day campaign after the Senate unanimously passed Resolution 298, designating July 30, 2023 “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.” The resolution encourages each federal agency to recognize the day by sharing the stories of the agency’s own whistleblowers and informing their employees about their right to blow the whistle.
The bipartisan resolution was introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) who co-founded and co-chair the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus. Grassley has been a long-time advocate for whistleblowers via legislation including the historic Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act.
“NWC is grateful to the courageous legislators who have celebrated whistleblowers for the 10th year in a row,” Siri Nelson, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center (NWC), said. “Champions like Senators Grassley and Wyden help to safeguard our democracy and have shown whistleblowers that they have allies in Congress. These critical resolutions help whistleblowers continue to speak up, and help whistleblower advocates to continue fighting for greater whistleblower protections.”
NWC hopes that the resolution puts pressure on the Biden administration to issue an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to permanently recognize National Whistleblower Day on an annual basis.
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