,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,cardin7 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 its    
#east ,convention on ,october #e1 #bjbj1
 and recognizing the vital contributions
 to the ,united ,states made by the     
members of the ,national ,federation of 
,federal ,employees for #ajc years4     
,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 policies and working          
conditions2 ,whereas members of the     
,,nffe 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
 #aaj1jjj ,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--   
7#a7 congratulates and honors the       
,national ,federation of ,federal       
,employees on the celebration of its    
#east ,convention2 and  7#b7 recognizes 
the vital contributions of the members  
of the ,national ,federal of ,federal   
,employees to the ,united ,states during
 the #ajc-year period since the founding
 of the ,national ,federation of        
,federal ,employees4