[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S12004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

                                 ______
                                 

 SENATE RESOLUTION 326--SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF A NATIONAL 
                 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MURDER VICTIMS

  Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kyl) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 326

       Whereas the death of a loved one is a devastating 
     experience, and the murder of a loved one is exceptionally 
     difficult;
       Whereas the friends and families of murder victims cope 
     with grief through a variety of support services, including 
     counseling, crisis intervention, professional referrals, and 
     assistance in dealing with the criminal justice system; and
       Whereas the designation of a National Day of Remembrance 
     for Murder Victims on September 25 of each year provides an 
     opportunity for the people of the United States to honor the 
     memories of murder victims and to recognize the impact on 
     surviving family members: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports the goals and ideals of a National Day of 
     Remembrance for Murder Victims; and
       (2) recognizes the significant benefits offered by the 
     organizations that provide services to the loved ones of 
     murder victims.
                                 ______
                                 

SENATE RESOLUTION 327--RECOGNIZING THE 218TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED 
                        STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

  Mrs. DOLE (for herself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 327

       Whereas the United States Marshals Service was formed as a 
     result of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789, and the 
     first 13 United States Marshals were appointed by President 
     George Washington with their primary mission being to support 
     the Federal courts;
       Whereas, in the early years, United States Marshals and 
     Deputy United States Marshals executed warrants, distributed 
     presidential proclamations, protected the president, 
     registered enemy aliens in time of war, pursued 
     counterfeiters, and helped conduct the national census, and 
     later maintained law and order in the ``Wild West'', helped 
     contain the uprising at Wounded Knee, kept the trains rolling 
     during the Pullman Strike in 1894, and enforced the 18th 
     Amendment during Prohibition;
       Whereas, on November 14, 1960, 4 Deputy United States 
     Marshals accompanied 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to her 
     elementary school after a Federal judge ordered the 
     desegregation of the New Orleans public school system, and, 
     in 1962, when James Meredith sought to legally become the 
     first Black person to attend the University of Mississippi, 
     the duty of upholding the Federal law allowing him to do so 
     fell upon the shoulders of 127 Deputy Marshals from all over 
     the country who risked their lives to make his dream a 
     reality;
       Whereas Deputy United States Marshals assisted in restoring 
     order after the Los Angeles riots in 1992, provided security 
     to 18 airports in the hours and days following the attacks on 
     September 11, 2001, played an instrumental role in the ``DC 
     Sniper'' investigation, were deployed to the Gulf Coast after 
     Hurricane Katrina, and provided security for the trials of 
     Oklahoma bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh and Al-Qaeda 
     conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui;
       Whereas, in August 2007, Deputy Marshals participated in 
     the manhunt for fugitive Paul Devoe who was wanted for 5 
     murders in Texas and another in Pennsylvania, and who was 
     apprehended in Shirley, New York, by the United States 
     Marshals Service's New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task 
     Force;
       Whereas, over the past 218 years, the Marshals Service has 
     grown and evolved into a modern law enforcement agency, still 
     charged with protecting the Federal judiciary, but also with 
     apprehending dangerous fugitives, conducting protective 
     operations, ensuring the security of witnesses and their 
     families, providing for the custody and transportation of 
     Federal prisoners, managing the Federal Government's seized 
     asset program, and conducting special operations as required 
     by the Attorney General, and no other law enforcement agency 
     has as many diverse missions and is as versatile;
       Whereas over 200 United States Marshals, Deputy Marshals, 
     and Special Deputy Marshals have given their lives in service 
     to their Nation; and
       Whereas, as the times have changed, the missions of the 
     United States Marshals have changed, but the Marshals Service 
     has answered the call to duty without exception: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the 5,000 members of the United States Marshals 
     Service who every day carry out complex and life-threatening 
     missions with integrity, skill, and valor on behalf of their 
     Nation;
       (2) commends United States Marshals Service Director John 
     Clark for his service and leadership; and
       (3) thanks the United States Marshals Service for its 
     contributions as the agency celebrates its 218th anniversary.




                          ____________________