IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 173 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, in order to 
make commonsense reforms under sequestration, Federal employees 
should be encouraged to suggest ways to make more sensible or more 
efficient budget reductions within their employing department or agency, 
knowing that they are protected under the whistleblower protection laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2013 
Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. CRAMER) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, 
in order to make commonsense reforms under sequestra-
tion, Federal employees should be encouraged to suggest 
ways to make more sensible or more efficient budget 
reductions within their employing department or agency, 
knowing that they are protected under the whistleblower 
protection laws. 
Whereas on March 1, 2013, sequestration took effect, thereby 
reducing the money available to Federal agencies; 
Whereas the House of Representatives passed 2 bills that 
would have made commonsense reforms to reductions in 
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•HRES 173 IH 
Department of Defense programs and certain domestic 
programs; 
Whereas the Government spent $3.538 trillion in the fiscal 
year that ended in September 2012, and the $85 billion 
sequester is 2.4 percent of the Federal budget; 
Whereas the President is implementing several tactics in his 
discussion of the potential effects of sequestration that 
needlessly alarm the American people, but there is some 
flexibility and discretion on how to implement the cuts, 
and the President must focus on more sensible reductions 
that can be made within departments and agencies; 
Whereas given the rising national debt and deficit, the Fed-
eral Government must reduce funding to programs, 
projects, and activities that are wasteful; 
Whereas the April 2013 Government Accountability Office re-
port to Congress entitled, ‘‘Actions Needed to Reduce 
Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve 
Other Financial Benefits’’ (and designated as GAO–13– 
279SP), presents 31 areas in which Government pro-
grams would be able to achieve greater efficiencies or be-
come more effective in providing Government services; 
and 
Whereas it is the responsibility of the President and the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget to co-
ordinate with the heads of the relevant departments and 
agencies to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Govern-
ment programs and agencies with duplicative and over-
lapping missions to save taxpayer dollars, rein in Wash-
ington spending, and curb the unnecessary consequences 
of sequestration: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This resolution may be cited as ‘‘Waste Whistleblower 
Protection Resolution’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVIDING SUGGESTIONS FOR BUDGET REDUC-
TIONS 
AND 
REMINDERS 
FOR 
WHISTLE-
BLOWER PROTECTION. 
That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that, in order to avoid the unnecessary consequences of 
sequestration and given their knowledge of and experience 
with the operations of their respective employing depart-
ments or agencies, Federal employees— 
(1) should be encouraged to submit suggestions 
for ways to make more sensible or more efficient 
budget reductions within their employing department 
or agency; and 
(2) should be reminded of their protections 
under the whistleblower protection laws. 
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