[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 74 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3145-S3146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 449.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 449) commemorating and honoring the 
     dedication and sacrifice of the Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement officers who have been killed or injured in the 
     line of duty.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary 
Committee, I am proud to come to the Senate floor today to celebrate 
the passage of a resolution commemorating and

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honoring the dedication and sacrifice of law enforcement officers who 
have been killed or injured in the line of duty. I urge other Senators 
to show their support for the men and women who work tirelessly to 
protect our communities.
  This week is National Police Week, a time when thousands of law 
enforcement officers come to our Nation's Capital, and we pause to 
honor the sacrifices of our men and women in law enforcement. On 
Tuesday night the names of 286 officers killed in the line of duty were 
added to the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, 
101 of whom were lost in 2013. The memorial now contains the names of 
over 20,000 fallen officers.
  This resolution pays tribute to those who have fallen, recognizing 
May 15, 2014, as ``National Peace Officers Memorial Day'' and calling 
on the people of the United States to observe that day with solemnity, 
appreciation, and respect. Earlier today, Senator Grassley and I 
attended the 33rd Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial service here 
on the West Front of the Capitol. The event was a somber reminder of 
the sacrifices that law enforcement officers make every day. We have a 
responsibility to support them in the critical work they do.
  I also urge the Senate to come together to honor law enforcement 
officers by supporting the passage of both S.933, the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Program, and S. 357, the National Blue Alert Act. 
These bills are unanimously and strongly supported by law enforcement 
and passing these bills would provide tangible, life-saving assistance 
to those who serve on the front lines, protecting our communities.
  I thank Senators Grassley, Shaheen, Wicker, Markey, Begich, Udall of 
New Mexico, Hagan, Coons, Durbin, Franken, Booker, Landrieu, Reed, 
Blumenthal, Schatz, Heitkamp, Feinstein, Udall of Colorado, Wicker, 
Pryor, Hirono, Cardin, Cochran, Warner, Mikulski, Warren, Schumer, 
Murray, Whitehouse, Donnelly, Heinrich, and Klobuchar for their 
cosponsorship of this resolution and their support for law enforcement. 
I am very glad to see this resolution pass.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 449) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record 
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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