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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 82 

Congratulating the National Treasury Employees Union on its 85th 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 Union. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 

Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. WARREN, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. SANDERS) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the National Treasury Employees Union on 

its 85th 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 Union. 

Whereas, in 1938, a group of employees in Wisconsin banded 

together to eliminate political influence in the jobs of 

those employees as revenue collectors, marking the beginning of the National Treasury Employees Union (referred 

to in this preamble as ‘‘NTEU’’); 

Whereas that group persisted for 14 years and finally won 

civil service protections, leading to the establishment of 


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the professional workforce at the Internal Revenue Service that exists today; 

Whereas, in 1972, NTEU signed the first negotiated bargaining agreement of NTEU, 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 Service; 

Whereas, since that initial agreement, NTEU has promoted 

new and innovative workplace policies that benefit Federal employees and agencies, such as alternative work 

schedules and telework policies; 

Whereas NTEU— 

(1) serves as a powerful voice for the members of 

NTEU and for Federal employees in general; 

(2) has successfully sought to promote and defend 

Federal service as a noble calling involving a variety of 

challenging and rewarding professions; and 

(3) has fought tirelessly to ensure that Federal employees are free from discrimination, politicization, and 

retaliation for disclosing Federal Government waste, 

fraud, and abuse; 

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 States; 

Whereas NTEU has grown to represent approximately 

150,000 employees from 34 different Federal agencies, 

and the members of NTEU, among other things— 

(1) collect the revenue that funds the Federal Government; 

(2) help protect the borders of the United States; 


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(3) ensure that individuals in the United States have 

clean air and water; 

(4) protect consumers, investors, bank depositors, 

and agriculture commodity traders; 

(5) serve the beneficiaries of important health and 

social programs and ensure the safety of food and drugs 

in the United States; and 

(6) protect and preserve the national parks and public lands of the United States; 

Whereas the mission of NTEU, to help create workplaces in 

which every Federal employee is treated with dignity and 

respect, has been met by the efforts of NTEU to— 

(1) advocate for fair pay and benefits; 

(2) negotiate for work-life balance initiatives; and 

(3) ensure a merit-based, nonpartisan civil service; 

Whereas, whether advocating on Capitol Hill, at the bargaining table, or in workplaces across the United States, 

NTEU continues to make history through its accomplishments; and 

Whereas, in 2023, NTEU is celebrating its 85th anniversary: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the National Treasury Em3 ployees Union on its 85th anniversary; and 

4 (2) commends— 

5 (A) the work of the National Treasury 

6 Employees Union; and 


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1 (B) the members of the National Treasury 

2 Employees Union for their outstanding con3 tributions to the United States. 

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