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<item congress="116" measure-type="sres" measure-number="408" measure-id="id116sres408" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-11-06" update-date="2020-03-25">
<title>A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Members of Congress and their staffs, employees of the Executive Office of the President and executive branch agencies, and the President of the United States have a duty to protect the identities of whistleblowers and safeguard whistleblowers from retaliation.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116sres408v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-03-25">
<action-date>2019-11-06</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution expresses appreciation for and acknowledges the contributions of whistle-blowers. It also recognizes the duty to protect the identities of whistle-blowers and safeguard them from retaliation. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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