[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 221 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 221

To commemorate and acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by the 
     men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law 
                         enforcement officers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2002

   Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Allard, Ms. 
  Cantwell, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
 Bunning, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Allen, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
 DeWine) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                             March 14, 2002

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment

                             March 15, 2002

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To commemorate and acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by the 
     men and women who have lost their lives 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 men and women, at great risk to their personal safety, 
        presently serve their fellow citizens as guardians of peace;
Whereas 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 70 peace officers died at the World Trade Center in New York City on 
        September 11, 2001, the most peace officers ever killed in a single 
        incident in the history of the Nation;
Whereas more than 220 peace officers across the Nation were killed in the line 
        of duty during 2001, 57 percent more police fatalities than the previous 
        year, and the deadliest year for the law enforcement community since 
        1974;
Whereas every year, 1 out of every 9 peace officers is assaulted, 1 out of every 
        25 peace officers is injured, and 1 out of every 4,400 peace officers is 
        killed in the line of duty; and
Whereas on May 15, 2002, more than 15,000 peace officers are expected to gather 
        in Washington, D.C. to join with the families of their recently fallen 
        comrades to honor those comrades and all others who went before them: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes May 15, 2002, as Peace Officers Memorial 
        Day, in honor of Federal, State, and local officers killed or 
        disabled in the line of duty; and
            (2) calls upon the people of the United States to observe 
        this day with appropriate ceremonies and respect.
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