Last week Congress commemorated National Whistleblower Appreciation Day—the first time both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed resolutions recognizing a day to honor whistleblowers. The lawmakers picked July 30 because it marked the 241st anniversary of the nation’s first whistleblower legislation, which became law before the Bill of Rights.

Lawmakers have also looked to take some more concrete, less symbolic steps related to corporate and government whistleblowers—with a major exception: Congress has taken no action to place anyone on the Merit Systems Protection Board, which is the “quasi-judicial agency in the executive branch” responsible for reviewing most federal employees’ whistleblower appeals.

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