[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 586 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 586

 Honoring the life of Jacob Wetterling and recognizing the efforts of 
  Jacob Wetterling's family to find abducted children and support the 
                      families of those children.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2016

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the life of Jacob Wetterling and recognizing the efforts of 
  Jacob Wetterling's family to find abducted children and support the 
                      families of those children.

Whereas Jacob Wetterling's parents faced the unimaginable tragedy of having 
        their 11-year-old son, Jacob Wetterling, abducted near their home in 
        Stearns County, Minnesota, on October 22, 1989;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling was taken at gunpoint and his disappearance remained 
        unsolved for nearly 27 years;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's body was not recovered until September of 2016;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother bravely turned her grief into action and 
        devoted her life to advocating for missing and exploited children;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother has become a nationally recognized educator on 
        child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother serves on the Board of Directors of the 
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's parents co-founded the Jacob Wetterling Resource 
        Center to educate communities about child safety issues to prevent child 
        exploitation and abductions;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother authored the publication ``When Your Child is 
        Missing: A Family Survival Guide'', along with 4 other families;
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother served for more than 7 years as Director of 
        Sexual Violence Prevention for the Minnesota Department of Health;
Whereas the Star Tribune selected Jacob Wetterling's mother as one of the ``100 
        Most Influential Minnesotans of the Century'';
Whereas the efforts of Jacob Wetterling's mother led to the passage of the Jacob 
        Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender 
        Registration Act (Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 2038), a Federal law 
        that requires States to implement a sex offender and crimes against 
        children registry; and
Whereas Jacob Wetterling's memory lives on through the efforts of the Wetterling 
        family: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the life of Jacob Wetterling; and
            (2) recognizes the efforts of Jacob Wetterling's family to 
        prevent child exploitation and abductions across the United 
        States.
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