[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 7 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S313-S315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. STEVENS:
  S. 39. A bill to provide a national medal for public safety officers 
who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, and 
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


                    public safety medal of valor act

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, today I am honored to introduce the 
Public Safety Medal of Valor Act.
  It is a bill intended to enhance recognition of an important segment 
of our public servants.
  These are the men and women who engage in the law enforcement and 
public safety duties that benefit our communities every day.
  I introduced this bill early in the 106th Congress, and the Senate 
passed it unanimously in May 1999.
  The Senate Judiciary Committee deliberated on a similar piece of 
legislation, H.R. 46, and reported a version with amendments. 
Unfortunately, after the Senate passed H.R. 46 in the last days of the 
106th Congress, there was not time for the House to act.

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  Today I submit the bill as introduced in the 106th Congress, and hope 
my colleagues will join me again in seeking its passage.
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