,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjac ,mr4 
,walz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,peters of     
,michigan1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,brown of
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mrs4         
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4         
,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4         
,schwartz1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4         
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4         
,higgins1 ,mr4 ,terry1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4
 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,dingell1 ,mr4        
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1   
,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,gibson1   
,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,brownley of          
,california1 ,mr4 ,tierney1 ,mr4        
,takano1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1  
,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,ms4      
,titus1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,enyart1  
and ,mr4 ,ellison7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,transportation   
and ,infrastructure  ,,resolution       

,recognizing the #aejth anniversary of  
the founding of the ,brotherhood of     
,locomotive ,engineers and ,trainmen1   
and congratulating the members and      
officers of the ,brotherhood of         
,locomotive ,engineers and ,trainmen for
 the union's many achievements4         
,whereas the ,brotherhood of ,locomotive
 ,engineers and ,trainmen is the oldest 
rail union in ,north ,america2 ,whereas 
the ,brotherhood of ,locomotive         
,engineers and ,trainmen was founded on 
,may #h1 #ahfc1 as the ,brotherhood of  
the ,footboard1 a secret1 fraternal     
labor organization1 and its first       
meetings were held in secret for fear of
 reprisals2 ,whereas the ,brotherhood of
 ,locomotive ,engineers and ,trainmen   
began to thrive despite the climate into
 which it was born2 ,whereas the        
,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
and ,trainmen has grown from its        
original #ac members to #ee1jjj active  
and retired members located throughout  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the       

,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
and ,trainmen's members have            
contributed1 both directly through their
 railroad activity and in their private 
capacities1 to the war effort in all of 
the wars of the ,united ,states since   
its founding2 ,whereas the efforts of   
the ,brotherhood of ,locomotive         
,engineers and ,trainmen to improve rail
 safety for both their members and the  
public have resulted in a dramatic      
decrease in the number of railroad      
accidents in the years since the union's
 inception2 ,whereas the ,brotherhood of
 ,locomotive ,engineers and ,trainmen   
enlarged its membership ranks to include
 other rail employees2 ,whereas the     
,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
merged with the ,international          
,brotherhood of ,teamsters effective    
,january #a1 #bjjd1 becoming the        
founding member of the ,teamsters ,rail 
,conference1 and was renamed the        
,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
and ,trainmen2 ,whereas in addition to  

providing representation for its        
members1 the ,brotherhood of ,locomotive
 ,engineers and ,trainmen aggressively  
participates in the labor movement with 
other unions and organizations to       
promote the interests of working men and
 women and their families2 ,whereas the 
#ee1jjj men and women of the            
,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
and ,trainmen are highly trained        
professionals1 and it is through their  
professionalism1 perseverance1 and      
dedication that the railroad industry1  
the lifeblood of the ,united ,states    
economy1 runs smoothly and safely #bd   
hours a day1 #g days a week1 and #cfe   
days a year2 ,whereas the ,brotherhood  
of ,locomotive ,engineers and ,trainmen1
 working with the ,international        
,brotherhood of ,teamsters1 is an       
extraordinary union whose leadership    
continues to work hard every day1 just  
as it did in #ahfc1 to protect members' 
health and safety1 to guard their       
financial interests1 to give them an    

effective voice on the job1 and to      
ensure dignity1 respect1 and security   
for railway workers in the workplace and
 ,whereas the efforts of the            
,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
and ,trainmen deserve the attention and 
admiration of the people of the ,united 
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
recognizes the #aejth anniversary of the
 founding of the ,brotherhood of        
,locomotive ,engineers and ,trainmen    
7#b7 congratulates the ,brotherhood of  
,locomotive ,engineers and ,trainmen for
 its many achievements and the strength 
of its membership  7#c7 recognizes the  
tremendous contributions made by the    
,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
and ,trainmen to the structural         
development and building of the ,united 
,states and for the many improvements in
 the well-being of tens of thousands of 
workers and  7#d7 expects that the      
,brotherhood of ,locomotive ,engineers  
and ,trainmen will continue its         

outstanding work and will have an even  
greater impact in the #bast century and 
beyond1 and will further enhance the    
standard of living and improve the work 
environment for rail workers and other  
laborers for generations to come4