[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 334

Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the New Jersey State Police 
                         Department's founding.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2021

   Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sires, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
  Norcross, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. 
   Sherrill, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, and Mr. Van Drew) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the New Jersey State Police 
                         Department's founding.

Whereas 2021 marks the centennial anniversary of the New Jersey State Police 
        Department's founding;
Whereas, on March 29, 1921, New Jersey Senate Bill 74, known simply as ``the 
        State Police Bill'', introduced by Senator Clarence I. Case, was signed 
        into law;
Whereas, on July 1, 1921, Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, a graduate of the United 
        States Military Academy at West Point, was appointed as the first 
        Superintendent of the State Police by Governor Edward I. Edwards;
Whereas, on December 1, 1921, the first class of State troopers were 
        administered the oath of office and on December 5, 1921, in a blinding 
        snowstorm, started out on horseback and motorcycle to their posts 
        throughout the State;
Whereas, in 1932, the State Police garnered national recognition for their work 
        in solving the Lindbergh kidnapping case, which involved the diligent 
        efforts of every officer on the force and to this day is celebrated as 
        one of the great policing accomplishments of the past century;
Whereas Colonel Schwarzkopf served commendably at the helm of the State Police 
        for 15 years, leaving the force in 1936;
Whereas Colonel Schwarzkopf's sincere belief that the mission of the State 
        Police must go beyond enforcement to include prevention, education, and 
        engagement holds true to the community-focused ethos of the State Police 
        today;
Whereas the 1940s saw the State Police serve commendably protecting the home 
        front during World War II and playing a major role in providing disaster 
        aid in the wake of the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane;
Whereas the State Police greatly expanded throughout the 1950s, with the grand 
        opening of the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway requiring 
        additional troopers to patrol the highways;
Whereas the 1960s saw a new focus on training and professionalism within the 
        State Police that still holds true to the high standards of the force 
        today, with prospective troopers completing a 12-week preservice course, 
        an 8-week probationary period under direction of trooper-coaches, and a 
        2-week in-service training session before entering the force;
Whereas, during the 1960s, the State Police were tasked with two of the largest 
        security details in the past century, successfully providing protection 
        for the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City and the 
        Summit Conference in Glassboro between President Lyndon B. Johnson and 
        Premier Aleksei N. Kosygin of the Soviet Union;
Whereas as the State Police marked their 50th anniversary, the force continued 
        to modernize throughout the 1970s with new rigorous training 
        requirements at the State Police Academy and the establishment of the 
        Corruption Control Unit to combat State corruption and the Division of 
        Gaming Enforcement with the advent of casino gaming in 1979;
Whereas, during the fall of 1979, the State Police embarked on a new program to 
        recruit, select, and train an all-female class in an effort to increase 
        the number of women in the force, and in June of 1980, 30 women 
        graduated from the first all-female State Police class;
Whereas the State Police embarked on their largest and most extensive operation 
        in history during Liberty Week in 1986, as 1,240 troopers successfully 
        provided protection for 9 days of events to celebrate the 100th 
        anniversary of the Statute of Liberty;
Whereas the 1990s saw the State Police successfully provide protection for the 
        1994 World Cup soccer games and Pope John Paul II's visit to north New 
        Jersey in 1995, both of which were hosted at Giants Stadium in East 
        Rutherford;
Whereas the State Police continued to modernize throughout the 1990s, including 
        with the establishment of a statewide 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, 
        the establishment of a state-of-the-art fingerprint identification 
        system, and new educational and training requirements for troopers;
Whereas the 2000s saw the State Police respond valiantly to the September 11th 
        terrorist attacks, putting themselves in harm's way at Ground Zero, and 
        providing urgent aid and assistance during two of the most serious 
        natural disasters in our Nation's history, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and 
        Superstorm Sandy in 2012;
Whereas the State Police has served venerably on the frontlines protecting our 
        communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic;
Whereas, over the past century, 75 State troopers have made the ultimate 
        sacrifice in service of their communities; and
Whereas the more than 4,000 enlisted and civilian members of the State Police 
        serve with integrity and professionalism, embodying the ethos of the 
        force to protect, preserve, and safeguard the constitutional and civil 
        rights of all citizens through impartial, courteous, and community-
        focused law enforcement: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors and recognizes 
the integrity and professionalism of the New Jersey State Police 
throughout 100 years of service and dedication to the citizens of New 
Jersey.
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