,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ad1 #bjag ,ms4 ,heitkamp submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security and ,governmental ,affairs    
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,national ,federation of ,federal       
,employees on the celebration of the    
#ajjth anniversary of its founding and  
recognizing the vital contributions of  
its members to the ,united ,states4     
,whereas the ,national ,federation of   
,federal ,employees 7referred to in this
 preamble as the ,,nffe7 was created in 
#aiag as the first union in the ,united 
,states to exclusively represent civil  
service ,federal employees2 ,whereas the
 ,,nffe preserves1 promotes1 and        
improves the rights and working         
conditions of ,federal employees and    
other professionals through all lawful  
means1 including collective bargaining1 
legislative activities1 and contributing

 to civic and charitable organizations2 
,whereas the contributions of the ,,nffe
 are noted in history through a century 
of achievements for the ,federal labor  
movement1 including numerous reforms to 
workforce policy and working conditions2
 ,whereas ,,nffe members serve the      
,united ,states by performing critical  
functions throughout ,federal agencies1 
including the ,department of ,defense1  
the ,department of ,housing and ,urban  
,development1 the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs1 the ,bureau of ,land
 ,management1 the ,forest ,service1 the 
,national ,park ,service1 the ,federal  
,aviation ,administration1 the ,general 
,services ,administration1 the ,indian  
,health ,service1 the ,passport ,service
 of the ,bureau of ,consular ,affairs1  
and the ,corps of ,engineers2 ,whereas1 
through a partnership with the          
,international ,association of          
,machinists and ,aerospace ,workers and 
the ,american ,federation of ,labor and 
,congress of ,industrial ,organizations1

 the ,,nffe promotes better working     
conditions and an improved quality of   
life for working families across the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,,nffe    
represents more than #ajj1jjj ,federal  
employees2 and ,whereas the ,,nffe      
continues to ensure that the voices of  
,federal civil servants are properly    
represented3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate congratulates and     
honors the ,national ,federation of     
,federal ,employees on the celebration  
of the #ajjth anniversary of its        
founding4