[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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