[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 138 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF U.S. CAPITOL POLICE DETECTIVE WILLIAM J. 
                               ZIMMERMAN

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 2015

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the career of U.S. 
Capitol Police Detective William J. Zimmerman, who is retiring in 
October after thirty-two years with the force.
  Since 1987, Det. Zimmerman has served with the Threat Assessment 
Section, the division responsible for investigating threats made 
against Members of Congress, their families, or others who receive 
special protection under the law. Det. Zimmerman currently serves as 
the Senior Investigator, playing a lead role in identifying threats and 
keeping Members of Congress safe as they serve this nation.
  When an individual or group contacts a Member's office in a 
suspicious way, it is up to Threat Assessment Section investigators 
like Det. Zimmerman to assess whether a danger is present. As a 
longtime veteran of the process, Det. Zimmerman has helped establish 
threat assessment and management programs for other law enforcement 
services across the United States and in the United Kingdom as well. He 
has conducted training for House and Senate staff on security awareness 
and spoken at conferences around the country to share best practices.
  Det. Zimmerman served as the first President of the Washington D.C. 
chapter of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and holds 
that position today. In 2004, he became the inaugural recipient of the 
Association's distinguished Meritorious Service Award for his work and 
leadership in the field.
  The U.S. Capitol Police play an extraordinarily important and often-
overlooked role in the functioning of our nation's democracy. Without 
the safe and secure space they provide, lawmakers would be unable to 
conduct the American people's work and carry out our functions under 
the Constitution. All of us who serve in Congress hold the U.S. Capitol 
Police and its personnel in high esteem, and we are grateful for those 
who put on its uniform every day.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in thanking Det. William J. 
Zimmerman for his more-than three decades of service to the U.S. 
Capitol Police, to the Congress of the United States, and to our 
nation. I wish him all the best in his retirement.

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