[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 468 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 468
Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, as ``National
Police Week''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 17, 2016
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Cochran, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Portman, Mr. King, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Enzi, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Hirono, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Crapo, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Daines, Mr. Carper, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Tillis, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Fischer, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Donnelly, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Casey, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Wicker, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. Collins) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, as ``National
Police Week''.
Whereas, in 1962, John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed the Joint Resolution entitled
``Joint Resolution to authorize the President to proclaim May 15 of each
year as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week of each year
during which such May 15 occurs as Police Week'' (36 U.S.C. 136);
Whereas Federal, State, local, and tribal police officers, sheriffs, and other
law enforcement officers across the United States serve with valor,
dignity and integrity;
Whereas law enforcement officers are charged with pursuing justice for all
individuals and performing their duties with fidelity to the
constitutional and civil rights of the individuals that the law
enforcement officers serve;
Whereas, in 2016, the Senate solemnly commemorates the 25th anniversary of the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, a national monument that
pays homage to the more than 20,000 law enforcement heroes who made the
ultimate sacrifice for the safety and protection of the United States
and its people;
Whereas, in 2016, on the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist
attacks against the United States, the Senate honors the memory of those
who perished, including the 72 law enforcement officers who were lost on
that fateful day, and recognizes the tireless efforts of the law
enforcement community to protect the citizenry and homeland through
diligent investigations that disrupt terrorist plots, stem the flow of
financing to terrorist networks, and bring evildoers to justice;
Whereas law enforcement officers selflessly serve their neighborhoods, often at
the risk of their own personal safety, and remain resolute in responding
to calls for help despite their badges, at times, serving as a target
for senseless acts of violence;
Whereas the vigilance, compassion, and decency of law enforcement officers are
the best defense of society against individuals who prowl communities
seeking to do harm;
Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day, 2016, honors 123 law enforcement officers
recently killed in the line of duty, including Joseph James Abdella,
Gregory Thomas Alia, Darrell Lamond Allen, Adrian Arellano, James
Matthew Bava, Gregg Anthony Benner, James Arthur Bennett, Jr., Sean
Michael Bolton, Louis Michael Bonacasa, Robert James Bowling, Michael
Alan Brandle, Vernell Brown, Jr., Stacey Lynn Case, Trevor John Casper,
Craig Anthony Chandler, Eric Keith Chrisman, Michael Anthony Cinco,
Neville S. K. Colburn, David Lee Colley, Rodney Condall, Ryan P.
Copeland, Gil C. Datan, Christopher A. Davis, Timothy A. Davison,
Benjamin Joseph Deen, Nicholas Glenn Dees, Diane Digiacomo, Daniel Neil
Ellis, Eric Alan Eslary, Jared J. Forsyth, Carlos Diamond Francies,
Donald R. Fredenburg, Jr., Ricardo Galvez, Eligio Ruiz Garcia, Jr.,
Johnny Edward Gatson, Juandre Devon Gilliam, Sr., Darren H. Goforth,
John Ballard Gorman, Terence Avery Green, Arthur Adolph Green, III,
Richard Allen Hall, Bryce Edward Hanes, Brent L. Hanger, Steven Brett
Hawkins, Rosario Hernandez de Hoyos, Randolph A. Holder, Daryle S.
Holloway, Carl G. Howell, Michael Jeremiah Johnson, Tronoski Dontel
Jones, Jaimie Lynn Jursevics, William Karl Keesee, Christopher Dan
Kelley, Korby Lee Kennedy, Sonny Lee Kim, Paul John Koropal, Thomas
Joseph LaValley, Joseph G. Lemm, Noah Aaron Leotta, Anthony E. Lossiah,
Scott Paul Lunger, Dwight Darren Maness, Richard K. Martin, Chester J.
McBride, III, Eli M. McCarson, James Bryan McCrystal, Sr., John P.
McKee, Roy D. McLaughlin, Eric O. Meier, Gregory Dale Mitchell, Charles
Kerry Mitchum, Brian Raymond Moore, Gregory King Moore, William J.
Myers, David Joseph Nelson, Henry Andres Nelson, Ladson Lamar O'Connor,
Roger Monroe Odell, Kerrie Sue Orozco, Miguel Joseph Perez-Rios, Joseph
Cameron Ponder, Brennan Roger Rabain, Jeffrey Emmons Radford, Anthony A.
Raspa, Lloyd E. Reed, Jr., Sean Patrick Renfro, Burke Jevon Rhoads,
Frank Roman-Rodriguez, Elsa L. Rosa-Ortiz, Steven Martin Sandberg,
William C. Sheldon, Rick Lee Silva, Sonny Allan Smith, Iris Janett
Smith, Nathan-Michael William Smith, William Matthew Solomon, Luz M.
Soto-Segarra, Michael Lynn Starrett, John Scott Stevens, Garrett Preston
Russell Swasey, Liquori Terja Tate, Peter Wagner Taub, Scott R.
Thompson, Taylor Joseph Thyfault, Kevin Jermaine Toatley, Zacarias Toro,
Jr., Clifford Scott Travis, Nathan John Van Oort, Sr., Peggy Marie
Vassallo, Rosemary Vela, Steven J. Vincent, Adrianna Maria
Vorderbruggen, Darryl Deon Wallace, James Marvin Wallen, Jr., Daniel
Scott Webster, Josie Lamar Wells, Craig Stephen Whisenand, John James
Wilding, Robert Francis Wilson, III, Chad H. Wolf, Richard Glenn Woods,
Alex K. Yazzie, and Kyle David Young; and
Whereas 35 law enforcement officers across the United States have made the
ultimate sacrifice during the first 4 months of 2016: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, 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 the law enforcement
officers 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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