[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 146 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 146

  Designating the week of May 12 through May 18, 2013, as ``National 
                             Police Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2013

Ms. Landrieu (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
   Coons, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Menendez) submitted the following resolution; 
                   which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating the week of May 12 through May 18, 2013, as ``National 
                             Police Week''.

Whereas, in 1962, John Fitzgerald Kennedy proclaimed May 15 to be ``Peace 
        Officers Memorial Day'', and designated the calendar week in which May 
        15 falls as ``National Police Week'';
Whereas law enforcement officers are charged with pursuing justice and 
        protecting communities in the United States;
Whereas State and local police officers, sheriffs, and other law enforcement 
        officers across the United States serve with dignity and integrity;
Whereas law enforcement officers serve as first responders to natural disasters 
        such as Hurricane Isaac and Hurricane Sandy;
Whereas law enforcement officers serve as first responders to terrorist attacks 
        such as the bombings at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, 
        and to accidents such as the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas;
Whereas law enforcement officers selflessly risk their personal safety in the 
        interest of public safety;
Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day honors law enforcement officers killed in 
        the line of duty;
Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day this year honors 143 law enforcement 
        officers recently killed in the line of duty, including Randall L. 
        Benoit, Brandon Joseph Nielson, Jeremy Michael Triche, Ricky Ray Issac, 
        Jr., Howard Evans Jr., Raymundo Dominguez, Steven C. D. Green Sr., David 
        W. Ridlesperger, Scott J. Ward, William H. Coleman, James D. Lister, 
        David W. Wargo Jr., Barbara A. Ester, Robert L. Paris Jr., Kenyon M. 
        Youngstrom, Jeremy S. Bitner, James J. Davies, Leide W. DeFusco, Celena 
        C. Hollis, Mary K. Ricard, Matthew R. Tyner, William H. Dyer III, 
        Michael K. Erickson, Barbara A. Pill, Christopher A. Schaub, Bruce E. 
        St. Laurent, Ruben H. Thomas III, David A. White, Sean L. Callahan, 
        Robert W. Crapse Sr., Elgin L. Daniel, Richard J. Halford, Shawn A. 
        Smiley, Larry L. Stell, Gail D. Thomas, Garret C. Davis, Eric C. Fontes, 
        Chad M. Morimoto, Nikkii Bostic-Jones, Kyle W. Deatherage, Lamont C. 
        Reid, Timothy A. Betts, Britney R. Meux, Robert L. Atherly, Davis S. 
        Gogian, Herbert D. Proffitt, Carl A. Rakes, Mark A. Taulbee, Charles B. 
        Licato, Adrian A. Morris, William D. Talbert, Forrest E. Taylor, Teresa 
        L. Testerman, Kevin E. Ambrose, Peter J. Kneeland, Jose Torres, Ryan 
        Tvelia, Joseph T. Candie, Patrick J. O'Rourke, Thomas E. Decker, Michael 
        J. Walter, William M. Mudd, Christopher R. Parsons, George F. Ross Sr., 
        Tracy A. Hardin, Denny Lawrence, Michael P. Maloney, James G. Hoopes 
        III, Christopher W. Reeves, Robert A. Potter, Amanda D. Anna, Fermin S. 
        Archer Jr., Michael J. Chiapperini, Arthur Lopez, Joseph P. Olivieri 
        Jr., Christopher M. Pupo, Bobby G. DeMuth Jr., Jeremiah M. Goodson Jr., 
        Dewayne C. Hester, William R. Mast Jr., Edward A. Pounds, Randall S. 
        Thomas, William L. Wright, Jason E. Gresko, Frank D. Mancini, William C. 
        Coen, Brian E. Hayden, Jeffrey M. McCoy, Blake T. Coble, Bradley M. Fox, 
        Avery E. Freeman, Brian J. Lorenzo, Moses Walker Jr., Maxwell R. Dorley, 
        Sandra E. Rogers, David C. Gann, Martoiya V. Lang, Justin D. Maples, 
        Javier Arana Jr., Brian D. Bachmann, Angel Garcia, Paul Hernandez, 
        Joshua S. Mitchell, Jonathan K. Molina, Edrees Mukhtar, Jimmie D. 
        Norman, Jamie D. Padron, Michael R. Smith, Joshua S. Williams, Aaron R. 
        Beesley, Jard D. Francom, Morton M. Ford III, Andrew D. Fox, Michael C. 
        Walzier, Chris Yung, Tony V. Radulescu, Marshall L. Bailey, Michael T. 
        May, Eric M. Workman, Sergio Aleman, Jennifer L. Sebena, Margaret A. 
        Anderson, Merrill A. Bruguier, Leopoldo Cavazos Jr., David R. Delaney, 
        James R. Dominiguez, Terrell Horne III, Nicholas J. Ivie, Julio D. La 
        Rosa, Preston B. Parnell, Jeffrey Ramirez, Abimael Castro-Berrocales, 
        Pedro R. Cora-Rivera, Noel D. Cordero-Guzman, Francis A. Crespo-Mandry, 
        Carlos R. Lozada Vergara, Isaac J. Pizarro-Piazarro, Wilfredo Ramos-
        Nieves, Ivan G. Romas-Matos, Victor M. Soto-Velez, and Colvin T. 
        Georges; and
Whereas more than 35 law enforcement officers across the United States have made 
        the ultimate sacrifice during the first 4 months of 2013, including 
        Officer Sean Collier of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police 
        Department: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the week of May 12 through May 18, 2013 as 
        ``National Police Week'';
            (2) expresses strong support for law enforcement officers 
        across the United States for their efforts to build safer and 
        more secure communities;
            (3) recognizes the need to ensure that law enforcement 
        officers have the equipment, training, and resources necessary 
        to protect their health and safety while they are protecting 
        the public;
            (4) recognizes the members of the law enforcement community 
        for their selfless acts of bravery;
            (5) acknowledges that police officers and other law 
        enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice 
        should be remembered and honored; and
            (6) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
        National Police Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities 
        that promote awareness of the vital role of law enforcement 
        officers in building safer and more secure communities across 
        the United States.
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