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119th CONGRESS2d Session

S. RES. 735

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 14, 2026

Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. McConnell, Mr. King, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Paul, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Booker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Graham, Ms. Slotkin, Mrs. Britt, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Husted, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Moody, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Reed, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Coons, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Budd, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Peters, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Young, Mr. Daines, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Justice, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Cantwell) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as National Police Week.

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 each law enforcement officer is charged with—(1)pursuing justice for all individuals; and(2)performing the duties of a law enforcement officer with fidelity to the constitutional and civil rights of the public the officer serves;Whereas law enforcement officers swear an oath to uphold the public trust even though, through the performance of the duties of a law enforcement officer, the officers may become targets for senseless acts of violence;Whereas, in 1962, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed Public Law 87–726 (76 Stat. 676) (referred to in this preamble as the Joint Resolution), which authorizes the President to proclaim May 15 of every year as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of the Federal, State, and local officers who have been killed, disabled, or otherwise injured in the line of duty;Whereas the Joint Resolution also authorizes the President to designate the week in which Peace Officers Memorial Day falls as National Police Week; Whereas the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, dedicated on October 15, 1991, is the national monument to honor those law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty;Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day 2026 honors law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty during 2025, including—(1)Jerry Adamick, Jr.;(2)Antonio Aleman;(3)Nathaniel Ansay;(4)Brendan Arlington;(5)Ercan Aydin;(6)Joseph Azcona;(7)Mark Baker;(8)Cody Becker;(9)James Becker;(10)Sarah Beckstrom;(11)Bruce Bennett;(12)Alton Berrian;(13)Isaiah Patrick Bias;(14)Shawn Braaten;(15)Jesse Branch;(16)Joshua Brashears;(17)Marc Brock;(18)Peter Bruncati;(19)Meagan Burke;(20)Darron Lee Burks;(21)Mark Butler;(22)Joshua Byrd;(23)David Cajuso;(24)Philip Cammarata;(25)Stephen Campisi;(26)Jonathan Campos;(27)Jacob Candanoza;(28)Grant Candies;(29)Richard Carchia;(30)Vincent Carney;(31)Vincent Caruana;(32)William Casey;(33)Jeremy Cassady;(34)Nicholas Cayton;(35)Eric Cespedes;(36)Maruja Clark;(37)Gerard Connors;(38)Kendall Corder;(39)Timothy Corlew;(40)Lauren Craven;(41)Gary Crawford;(42)Allen Credeur, Jr.;(43)Abraham Cruz III;(44)Hector Cuevas, Jr.;(45)Cooper Dawson;(46)Frank Debenedetto;(47)Shiou Deng;(48)Myron Downey;(49)Andrew Duarte;(50)Thomas Duran;(51)Caleb Eisworth;(52)Isaiah Emenheiser;(53)Joseph Esposito;(54)Eric Estrada;(55)Sayer Evans;(56)Gabriel Facio;(57)Robert Fawcett;(58)Marc Fischer;(59)Francisco Flattes II;(60)Theodore Fondrk;(61)Henry Franklin;(62)Patrick Franzone;(63)Jeffrey Friedlieb;(64)Brandon Gaede;(65)Craig Gaines;(66)Dennis Gallagher;(67)Helio Garcia III;(68)Ruben Garcia;(69)Mitchell Georgiana;(70)Cameron Girvin;(71)Donald Gotthardt, Jr.;(72)Steven Greene;(73)Tara-Marysa Guting;(74)Jeremy Hall;(75)John Hamm;(76)Richard Handibode, Jr.;(77)Kevin Hanley;(78)Timothy Hatch;(79)Scott Heimann;(80)Larry Henderson, Jr.;(81)Lee Hendrickson;(82)Thomas Herrick;(83)Katharine Hutson;(84)Didarul Islam;(85)Edward Ivey, Jr.;(86)Devin Jaramillo;(87)Denise Jones;(88)Timothy Jones;(89)Timothy Keane;(90)Joshua Kelley-Eklund;(91)Dennis Kelly;(92)Joshua Kingsley;(93)Donald Kleber;(94)William Krupa;(95)Norman Kunze;(96)Jeremy Labonte;(97)Joshua LaForge;(98)Andres Lahera;(99)David LaJoie;(100)Mark Laskowski;(101)Clint Lawrence;(102)Victor Lemus;(103)Marc Lotter;(104)Lex Allen Love;(105)Brenda Lowery;(106)David Maland;(107)Bret Martin;(108)F. Devin Mason;(109)William May;(110)Eddie Mays;(111)Kyle McAcy;(112)William McCabe;(113)Michael McEntee;(114)Mark Meadows;(115)David Miller, Jr.;(116)Elijah Ming;(117)Jeffrey Montenegro;(118)Albert Morabito;(119)Joseph Morgan;(120)Rhonda Morris;(121)James Motto, Sr.;(122)Justin Mowery;(123)Joseph Murray, Jr.;(124)Raymond Newcomb;(125)John-Christian Nix;(126)Shawn Nixon;(127)Robert Nobile;(128)Kevin Nuckel;(129)Andrew Nunez;(130)Suzanne O;(131)Mark Ondus;(132)Timothy Ontiveros;(133)William Osborn;(134)Joseph Panarese;(135)John Patrick;(136)Kelvin Patrick;(137)David Pepe;(138)Jessie Perez;(139)Bryan Pippin;(140)Michael Pisano;(141)Melissa Pollard;(142)Robert Porfert;(143)David Portalatin;(144)John Radabaugh;(145)Kathleen Radziunas;(146)George Ramirez;(147)Kevin Alexis Ramirez-Vasquez;(148)Robert Ranno;(149)Christopher Reese;(150)Alan Reffsin;(151)Felicia Reilly;(152)Blake Reynolds;(153)Mark Reynolds;(154)Michael Rice;(155)Dennis Ricks, Jr.;(156)Charles Riley;(157)Steven Ringe;(158)Krystal Rivera;(159)Samuel Riveros;(160)Sandro Rizzotti;(161)Alex Roberts;(162)Osmar Rodarte-Paez;(163)Jason Roscow;(164)David Rose;(165)Steven Rozell;(166)Kenneth Salas;(167)Alec Sanders;(168)Frederick Scheidt, Jr.;(169)D. Weston Sherrer;(170)Martin Shields, Jr.;(171)Brandon Sikes;(172)Quintin Silsby;(173)Hunter Simoncic;(174)Cory Slifko;(175)Annmarie Smith;(176)Roger Smith;(177)Michael Snell;(178)Matthew Snook;(179)Lee Sorensen;(180)Todd Spiker;(181)John Stahl III;(182)Albert Stout;(183)Terri Sweeting-Mashkow;(184)Sunny Taylor;(185)Richard Teemsma;(186)Steven Tiboni;(187)Brian Underwood;(188)James Vanacore;(189)Alfredo Varela;(190)Jesus Vargas;(191)Dennis Vitelli;(192)Andrew Wachter;(193)Dennis Wagner, Jr.;(194)Marc Wagner;(195)Phillip Wagner;(196)Jonathan White, Jr.;(197)John Wing;(198)Michael Wood;(199)Clarence Word III;(200)Shannon Wright; and(201)Jason Zdunich; andWhereas, according to the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (also known as the LEOKA Program), since the beginning of 2026, 11 law enforcement officers were reported to have been killed in the line of duty: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate—(1)designates the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as National Police Week;(2)expresses unwavering support for law enforcement officers across the United States in pursuit of preserving safe and secure communities;(3)recognizes the need to ensure that law enforcement officers have the equipment, training, and resources that are necessary in order to protect the health and safety of the officers while the officers protect the public;(4)acknowledges that police officers and other law enforcement personnel, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, should be remembered and honored;(5)expresses condolences and solemn appreciation to the loved ones of each law enforcement officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty; and(6)encourages the people of the United States to observe National Police Week by honoring law enforcement personnel and promoting awareness of the essential mission that law enforcement personnel undertake in service to their communities and the United States.