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.

Bill: 116-sres-744
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2020-10-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Labor-management relations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S6029)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution congratulates and honors the National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebration of its 51st Convention and also recognizes the contributions of its members. </p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 744 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 1, 2020 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Cardin ) submitted the following resolution; 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 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 (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 policies and working conditions; Whereas members of the NFFE 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 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

That the Senate— (1) congratulates and honors the National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebration of its 51st Convention; and (2) recognizes the vital contributions of the members of the National Federal of Federal Employees to the United States during the 103-year period since the founding of the National Federation of Federal Employees.