[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 255--CONGRATULATING THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF 
 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ON THE CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS 
FOUNDING AND RECOGNIZING THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS MEMBERS TO THE 
                             UNITED STATES

  Ms. HEITKAMP submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:

                              S. Res. 255

       Whereas the National Federation of Federal Employees 
     (referred to in this preamble as the ``NFFE'') was created in 
     1917 as the first union in the United States to exclusively 
     represent civil service Federal employees;
       Whereas the NFFE preserves, promotes, and improves the 
     rights and working conditions of Federal employees and other 
     professionals through all lawful means, including collective 
     bargaining, legislative activities, and contributing to civic 
     and charitable organizations;
       Whereas the contributions of the NFFE are noted in history 
     through a century of achievements for the Federal labor 
     movement, including numerous reforms to workforce policy and 
     working conditions;
       Whereas NFFE members serve the United States by performing 
     critical functions throughout Federal agencies, including the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Bureau 
     of Land Management, the Forest Service, the National Park 
     Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, the General 
     Services Administration, the Indian Health Service, the 
     Passport Service of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, and the 
     Corps of Engineers;
       Whereas, through a partnership with the International 
     Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the 
     American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial 
     Organizations, the NFFE promotes better working conditions 
     and an improved quality of life for working families across 
     the United States;
       Whereas the NFFE represents more than 100,000 Federal 
     employees; and
       Whereas the NFFE continues to ensure that the voices of 
     Federal civil servants are properly represented: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate congratulates and honors the 
     National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebration 
     of the 100th anniversary of its founding.

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