,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,george ,miller of ,california     
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce           
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ajjth   
,anniversary of the establishment of the
 ,department of ,labor4  ,whereas1 for  
the past #ajj years1 the ,department of 
,labor has fostered1 promoted1 and      
developed the welfare of wage earners1  
job seekers1 and retirees of the        
,nation2 ,whereas the ,department of    
,labor has continually sought to make   
the ,american workplace safer1          
healthier1 and fairer for everyone2     
,whereas working families across the    
,nation and around the world have       
benefitted from the ,department of      
,labor's efforts to assure work-related 
benefits and rights1 including the right
 to be paid fairly for every hour       
labored2 ,whereas the ,department of    

,labor has historically championed many 
of the cherished characteristics of work
 life in the ,united ,states1 including 
the #dj-;hour work week1 weekends1      
overtime pay1 the right to collectively 
bargain1 unemployment insurance1 and the
 prohibition of child labor2 ,whereas   
the ,department of ,labor has evolved to
 meet the changing needs of the         
workforce by partnering with employers1 
community organizations and institutions
 of higher learning to improve job      
training1 provide lifelong learning     
opportunities1 and advance efforts for  
profitable employment2 ,whereas1 since  
the passage of the ,fair ,labor         
,standards ,act in #aich1 the           
,department's ,wage and ,hour ,division 
has protected workers from exploitation 
and discrimination by enforcing the     
law's ,federal minimum wage1 overtime   
pay1 recordkeeping1 and child labor     
requirements2 ,whereas the ,bureau of   
,labor ,statistics has served the       
,nation for nearly #acj years1 predating

 the ,department1 by measuring and      
analyzing statistical data in order to  
provide policymakers1 economists1       
investors1 and the public with open1    
accurate information about the workforce
 and economy2 ,whereas1 after decades of
 serious injury or loss of life as a    
result of unsafe working conditions1 the
 ,occupational ,safety and ,health      
,administration and the ,mine ,safety   
and ,health ,administration have        
administered laws that have dramatically
 reduced injuries and illnesses and     
assure workers the right to safe and    
healthful workplaces2 ,whereas1 after   
hosting the first meeting of the        
,international ,labor ,organization in  
,washington1 ,,dc1 in #aiai1 the        
,department of ,labor has engaged with  
the international community to promote  
the values of fairness1 justice1 and    
respect for human dignity around the    
world1 continuing its role as a vital   
partner in the ,nation's efforts to     
combat human trafficking and child labor

 through extensive research and         
reporting and technical cooperation     
projects2 ,whereas1 since ,president    
,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson signed the         
,economic ,opportunity ,act which1 in   
part1 created the ,job ,corps1 the      
,department has administered the        
education and vocational training       
program with a mission to attract       
eligible young people1 teach them the   
skills they need to become employable   
and independent1 and place them in      
meaningful jobs or further their        
education2 ,whereas the ,department's   
,employee ,benefit ,security            
,administration provides critical       
protection for the pension1 health1 and 
other employee benefits promised to     
workers and their families1 through its 
administration and enforcement of laws  
including the ,employee ,retirement     
,income ,security ,act 7,,erisa72 the   
,consolidated ,omnibus ,budget          
,reconciliation ,act 7,,cobra72 ,the    
,health ,insurance ,portability and     

,accountability ,act of #aiif 7,,hipaa72
 and the ,patient ,protection and       
,affordable ,care ,act 7,,aca72 ,whereas
 the ,department of ,labor continues to 
strive to achieve the aims of the ,civil
 ,rights era by protecting access to    
economic opportunity for all ,americans 
and eradicating discrimination in the   
workplace2 ,whereas the ,department of  
,labor has promoted and defended gender 
equality in the workplace1 and since    
#aiai1 the ,department's ,women's       
,bureau has developed standards and     
polices to ensure fair treatment of     
women in the workplace2 ,whereas1 in    
#aife1 the ,office of ,federal ,contract
 ,compliance ,programs was established  
by ,president ,johnson1 with the aim of 
holding ,federal contractors to a higher
 obligation for affirmative action by   
prohibiting such contractors and        
subcontractors from making employment   
decisions that discriminate based on    
race1 sex1 color1 religion1 or national 
origin2 ,whereas1 after passage of the  

,americans with ,disabilities ,act in   
#aiij1 the ,office of ,disability       
,employment ,policy has dramatically    
expanded the idea of inclusion in the   
,american workforce by prohibiting      
discriminatory practices on the basis of
 a disability and promoting the concept 
of reasonable accommodation2 ,whereas1  
in #aiaf1 the ,federal ,employees'      
,compensation ,act created the ,office  
of ,workers ,compensation ,programs1    
which today provides wage replacement   
benefits1 medical treatment1 vocational 
rehabilitation1 and other benefits for  
disabled ,federal ,government workers1  
longshore workers1 coal mine workers1   
energy workers1 and overseas            
contractors1 along with eligible        
dependents and survivors2 ,whereas1 by  
administering laws like the ,migrant and
 ,seasonal ,agricultural ,worker        
,protection ,act of #aiha1 the          
,department stands up for some of the   
most vulnerable workers in the ,nation1 
including farmworkers1 low-wage workers1

 and migrant workers and ensures that   
legal protections are applied fairly and
 forcefully to all2 ,whereas1 from      
,world ,war ,,ii through the conflicts  
in ,iraq and ,afghanistan1 the          
,department of ,labor has played an     
evolving role in providing employment   
support services members of the ,armed  
,forces and veterans1 including training
 and certification programs administered
 today by the ,veterans' ,employment and
 ,training ,service2 and ,whereas the   
services provided by the ,department of 
,labor will remain of critical          
importance to the well-being of all     
,americans and will continue to meet the
 needs of future workers3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes the 
#ajjth anniversary of the establishment 
of the ,department of ,labor2 and  7#b7 
congratulates and commends all those who
 have served as employees of the        
,department of ,labor to improve the    
lives of working people4