,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1
 #bjbc,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 ,warren1  
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,health1  
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,national ,treasury ,employees ,union on
 its #heth anniversary and commending   
the dedication shown ,federal employees 
and continued service provided by the   
,national ,treasury ,employees ,union   
and the members of the ,national        
,treasury ,employees ,union4  ,whereas1 
in #aich1 a group of employees in       
,wisconsin banded together to eliminate 
political influence in the jobs of those
 employees as revenue collectors1       
marking the beginning of the ,national  
,treasury ,employees ,union 7referred to
 in this preamble as ,,nteu72 ,whereas  

that group persisted for #ad years and  
finally won civil service protections1  
leading to the establishment of the     
professional workforce at the ,internal 
,revenue ,service that exists today2    
,whereas1 in #aigb1 ,,nteu signed the   
first negotiated bargaining agreement of
 ,,nteu1 which developed a shared set of
 responsibilities for managers and      
bargaining unit employees that were     
designed to improve the workforce and   
achieve the mission of the ,internal    
,revenue ,service2 ,whereas1 since that 
initial agreement1 ,,nteu has promoted  
new and innovative workplace policies   
that benefit ,federal employees and     
agencies1 such as alternative work      
schedules and telework policies2        
,whereas ,,nteu-- 7#a7 serves as a      
powerful voice for the members of ,,nteu
 and for ,federal employees in general2 
7#b7 has successfully sought to promote 
and defend ,federal service as a noble  
calling involving a variety of          
challenging and rewarding professions2  

and  7#c7 has fought tirelessly to      
ensure that ,federal employees are free 
from discrimination1 politicization1 and
 retaliation for disclosing ,federal    
,government waste1 fraud1 and abuse2    
,whereas the work of ,,nteu and the     
knowledge and skills of the highly      
trained individuals represented by      
,,nteu who work for the ,federal        
,government contribute significantly to 
the greatness and prosperity of the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,,nteu has    
grown to represent approximately        
#aej1jjj employees from #cd different   
,federal agencies1 and the members of   
,,nteu1 among other things-- 7#a7       
collect the revenue that funds the      
,federal ,government2  7#b7 help protect
 the borders of the ,united ,states2    
7#c7 ensure that individuals in the     
,united ,states have clean air and      
water2  7#d7 protect consumers1         
investors1 bank depositors1 and         
agriculture commodity traders2  7#e7    
serve the beneficiaries of important    

health and social programs and ensure   
the safety of food and drugs in the     
,united ,states2 and  7#f7 protect and  
preserve the national parks and public  
lands of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas  
the mission of ,,nteu1 to help create   
workplaces in which every ,federal      
employee is treated with dignity and    
respect1 has been met by the efforts of 
,,nteu to-- 7#a7 advocate for fair pay  
and benefits2  7#b7 negotiate for       
work-life balance initiatives2 and  7#c7
 ensure a merit-based1 nonpartisan civil
 service2 ,whereas1 whether advocating  
on ,capitol ,hill1 at the bargaining    
table1 or in workplaces across the      
,united ,states1 ,,nteu continues to    
make history through its                
accomplishments2 and ,whereas1 in #bjbc1
 ,,nteu is celebrating its #heth        
anniversary3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates  
the ,national ,treasury ,employees      
,union on its #heth anniversary2 and    
7#b7 commends-- 7,a7 the work of the    

,national ,treasury ,employees ,union2  
and  7,b7 the members of the ,national  
,treasury ,employees ,union for their   
outstanding contributions to the ,united
 ,states4