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PETITION FOR A
NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT
WHEREAS, the adequate protection of employee whistleblowers is
essential to ensure that the American people know about the misconduct
of their elected officials;
WHEREAS, employee whistleblowers have saved the taxpayers billions of
dollars;
WHEREAS reports made by employee whistleblowers exposed numerous
failures in the “war on terror”;
WHEREAS, employee whistleblowers serve the public interest by
disclosing violations of law, fraud against investors and threats to
the environment and public health and safety;
WHEREAS,
there are currently no federal protections for employees who expose
drug safety violations, election fraud, medical misconduct, food safety
violations, pesticide abuses, consumer fraud and violations of numerous
other laws designed to protect the American public;
WHEREAS, Congress has not enacted a comprehensive national
whistleblower protection law akin to the national laws enacted to
prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, religion or
disability;
BE IT
RESOLVED, that the undersigned petitioners hereby call upon the
Congress of the United States to pass a National Whistleblower
Protection Act designed to prevent retaliation against employees who
blow the whistle on violations of law and threats to the public health
and safety;
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any National Whistleblower Protection Act
provide whistleblowers with a level of protection that is at least
equal to the protections currently afforded all employees under Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the law which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, or national
origin), and the false claims act.
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