[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 63 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 63

 Commemorating and acknowledging 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 22, 2001

  Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
  Nickles, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
Biden, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Helms, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bingaman, 
 Mr. Bond, Mr. Frist, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Allard, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Edwards, 
 Mr. Byrd, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Durbin, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
 Thomas, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Boxer, 
Mr. Levin, and Mr. Voinovich) submitted the following resolution; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating and acknowledging 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 150 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 now 
        made that supreme sacrifice;
Whereas every year, 1 in 9 peace officers is assaulted, 1 in 25 peace officers 
        is injured, and 1 in 4,400 peace officers is killed in the line of duty; 
        and
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: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes May 15, 2001, 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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