U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SR821: A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".
Status: Introduced, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 30, 2026:
III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 821 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2026 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Ms. Collins , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Johnson , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Ernst , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Lankford , Ms. Hirono , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Luján , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Markey , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Peters ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating July 30, 2026, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day . Whereas, in 1777, before the passage of the Bill of Rights, 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 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 …
Sponsors
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA) · primary sponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, SD-OR)
- Collins, Susan (R)
- Blumenthal, Richard (D)
- Johnson, Ron (R)
- Cantwell, Maria (D)
- Ernst, Joni (R)
- Duckworth, Tammy (D)
- Lankford, James (R, SD-OK)
- Hirono, Mazie (D)
- Fischer, Deb (R)
- Lujan, Ben Ray (D)
Latest actions
- : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4391)
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is SR821?
- SR821 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".
- What is the status of SR821?
- Introduced as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4391) (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR821?
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR821?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/821
Source: official Congress record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.