III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 51 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2017 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Markey , Ms. Warren , Mr. Carper , Mr. Franken , Mrs. Murray , and Ms. Cantwell ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs RESOLUTION Recognizing the contributions of Federal employees and pledging to oppose efforts to reduce Federal workforce pay and benefits, eliminate civil service employment protections, undermine collective bargaining, and increase the use of non-Federal contractors for inherently governmental activities.