[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 173 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 173
Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as ``National
Police Week''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 18, 2017
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Wicker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Carper, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Hoeven, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch,
Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Strange, Mr.
Donnelly, Mr. King, Mr. Franken, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sullivan, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Peters, Mr. Coons,
Mr. Brown, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Young, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Scott,
Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Casey, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Corker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Perdue, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Lee, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Heller) submitted
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, 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 the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, dedicated on October 15,
1991, is the national monument to honor law enforcement officers who
have died in the line of duty;
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 the resolve of law enforcement officers in the service of their
communities is unyielding, despite inherent dangers in the performance
of their duties;
Whereas the vigilance, compassion, and decency of law enforcement officers are
the best defense of society against individuals who seek to do harm;
Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day, 2017, honors the 143 law enforcement
officers killed in the line of duty during 2016, including Amir Abdul-
Khaliq, Lorne Bradley Aherns, Sean Lewis Allred, Manuel Alejandro
Alvarez, Scott Alfred Ballantyne, Robert Aaron Barker, Gregory Eugene
Barney, Douglas Scott Barney, II, Jose Daniel Barraza, Scott Leslie
Bashioum, Stacey Allen Baumgartner, Brian Pecson Beliso, Anthony David
Beminio, Kenneth Levella Bettis, Timothy James Brackeen, Allen David
Brandt, James Irwin Brockmeyer, Cody James Brotherson, Shannon Matthew
Brown, Patrick Thomas Carothers, Nathaniel Alan Carrigan, Jose Ismael
Chavez, Aaron Jackson Christian, Thomas L. Clardy, Paul Allen Clark,
Brandon Scott Collins, Jacai David Colson, Adam Scott Conrad, William
Pressley Cooper, Clint E. Corvinus, Thomas Wayne Cottrell, Jr., Sean
Eamonn Cullen, Patrick Bryan Dailey, Jonathan Matias DeGuzman, Chad
Phillip Dermyer, Cody James Donahue, Endy Nddiobong Ekpanya, David Kyle
Elahi, Eric Dale Ellsworth, Susan Louise Farrell, William George Fearon,
Scot Fitzgerald, Leander Frank, De'Greaun Reshun Frazier, Anthony Joseph
Freeman, Jason Gallero, Bradford Allen Garafola, Sr., Derek Mace Geer,
Matthew Lane Gerald, David Van Glasser, Dan Thomas Glaze, Jr., David
Gomez, Jason Michael Goodding, Ashley Marie Guindon, R. Jake Gutierrez,
Adam John Hartwig, David Stefan Hofer, Jack Lanceson Hopkins, Natasha
Maria Hunter, John Thomas Isenhour, Montrell Lyle Jackson, Allen Lee
Jacobs, Myron Anthony Jarrett, Mari Ann Johnson, Sean Richard Johnson,
Michael Jason Katherman, Ronald Eugene Kienzle, Carl Allen Koontz, John
Robert Kotfila, Jr., Michael Leslie Krol, Brad D. Lancaster, Zachary
Tyler Larnerd, Jude Williams Lewis, Mark Franklin Logsdon, Alfonso
Lopez, Rod Barron Lucas, Kenneth Hubert Maltby, Benjamin Edward Marconi,
Justin Scott Martin, Lisa Anne Mauldin, Henry Malcolm McAleenan, Jr.,
Calvin Marcus McCullers, Jr., J. Scott McGuire, Luis A. Melendez-
Maldonado, Robert David Melton, David Francis Michel, Jr., Kevin Dwayne
Miller, Shawn Glenn Miller, Derrick Morial Mingo, Kenneth Ray Moats,
Jason David Moszer, Kristopher David Moules, Jeffrey Don Nichols, Eric
James Oliver, David Ortiz, Steven C. Owen, Edwin R. Pabon-Robles, Joseph
George Portaro, Timothy P. Pratt, Carlos Bernabe Puente-Morales, Jorge
Ramos, Robert Eugene Ransom, Darrin Lee Reed, Waldemar Rivera-Santiago,
Victor M. Rosado-Rosa, Collin James Rose, Jorge Sanchez, Justin Ryan
Scherlen, Nikeelan D. Semmon, Daryl Wayne Smallwood, Nicholas Ryan
Smarr, Jody Carl Smith, Michael Joseph Smith, Steven Michael Smith,
Timothy Kevin Smith, Verdell Smith, Sr., Harvey Snook, III, Blake Curtis
Snyder, Patrick Michael Sondron, Kenneth Joseph Starrs, Kenneth Melvin
Steil, Paul R. Stuewer, Martin Tase Sturgill, II, Ronald Tarentino, Jr.,
James Lee Tartt, Nathan Daniel Taylor, Ryan Sean Thomas, Brent Alan
Thompson, Paul J. Tuozzolo, Jose Gilbert Vega, Kenneth V. Velez, Michael
Josua Ventura, Dennis Randall Wallace, Landon Eugene Weaver, Justin
Scott White, Frankie Lamar Williams, Michael Scott Williams, Michael
Arthur Winter, Kerry Joseph Winters, Sr., Patricio Enrique Zamarripa,
Joseph Peter Zangaro, Marco Antonio Zarate, and Lesley Marie Zerebny;
and
Whereas, during the first 4 months of 2017, 42 law enforcement officers across
the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, 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;
(6) expresses condolences to the loved ones of each law
enforcement officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice in the
line of duty; and
(7) 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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