[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 116 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 116

Commemorating the dedication and sacrifices of the men and women of the 
    United States who were killed or disabled while serving as law 
                         enforcement officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2001

Mr. Hefley (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett 
of Maryland, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Clement, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
 Ehrlich, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, 
  Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Issa, 
 Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
  King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
   Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
   McNulty, Mr. Moore, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
   Rodriguez, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
Souder, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
  Mexico, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wynn) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commemorating the dedication and sacrifices of the men and women of the 
    United States who were killed or disabled while serving as law 
                         enforcement officers.

Whereas the well-being of all citizens of the United States is preserved and 
        enhanced as a direct result of the vigilance and dedication of law 
        enforcement personnel;
Whereas more than 700,000 law enforcement officers, both men and women, at great 
        risk to their personal safety, serve their fellow citizens as guardians 
        of peace;
Whereas these peace officers are on the front line in preserving the right of 
        the children of the United States to receive an education in a crime-
        free environment, a right that is all too often threatened by the 
        insidious fear caused by violence in schools;
Whereas 151 peace officers lost their lives in the line of duty in 2000, and a 
        total of nearly 15,000 men and women serving as peace officers have made 
        that supreme sacrifice;
Whereas every year, 1 in 9 peace officers is assaulted, 1 in 25 is injured, and 
        1 in 4,400 is killed in the line of duty;
Whereas on May 15, 2001, more than 15,000 peace officers are expected to gather 
        in the Nation's Capital to join with the families of their recently 
        fallen comrades to honor those comrades and all others who went before 
        them; and
Whereas a Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15, 2001, would honor Federal, 
        State, and local law enforcement officers killed or disabled in the line 
        of duty: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) there should be established a Peace Officers Memorial 
        Day to honor Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers 
        killed or disabled in the line of duty; and
            (2) the President should issue a proclamation calling upon 
        the people of the United States to honor and recognize such 
        officers with appropriate ceremonies and respect.
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