A resolution congratulating the National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebration of its 51st Convention on October 5, 2020, and recognizing the vital contributions to the United States made by the members of the National Federation of Federal Employees for 103 years.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 744 Congratulating the National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebra- tion of its 51st Convention on October 5, 2020, and recognizing the vital contributions to the United States made by the members of the National Federation of Federal Employees for 103 years. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1, 2020 Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. CARDIN) submitted the following reso- lution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs RESOLUTION Congratulating the National Federation of Federal Employ- ees on the celebration of its 51st Convention on October 5, 2020, and recognizing the vital contributions to the United States made by the members of the National Federation of Federal Employees for 103 years. Whereas the National Federation of Federal Employees (re- ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NFFE’’) was created in 1917 as the first union in the United States to exclu- sively 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:39 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR744.IS SR744 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 744 IS collective bargaining, legislative activities, and contrib- uting 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 poli- cies and working conditions; Whereas members of the NFFE serve the United States by performing critical functions throughout Federal agen- cies, including the Department of Defense, the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development, the Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs, the Bureau of Land Manage- ment, 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 Asso- ciation of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Indus- trial 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 110,000 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— 1 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:39 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR744.IS SR744 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 744 IS (1) congratulates and honors the National Fed- 1 eration of Federal Employees on the celebration of 2 its 51st Convention; and 3 (2) recognizes the vital contributions of the 4 members of the National Federal of Federal Em- 5 ployees to the United States during the 103-year pe- 6 riod since the founding of the National Federation 7 of Federal Employees. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:39 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR744.IS SR744 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS