[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2880-S2881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 468--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 15 THROUGH MAY 21, 
                   2016, AS ``NATIONAL POLICE WEEK''

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
Cochran, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Portman, Mr. King, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Warren, 
Mr. Enzi, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Daines, Mr. Carper, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Tillis, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Casey, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Franken, 
Mr. Wicker, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Vitter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. Collins) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 468

       Whereas, in 1962, John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed the Joint 
     Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to authorize the 
     President to proclaim May 15 of each year as Peace Officers 
     Memorial Day and the calendar week of each year during which 
     such May 15 occurs as Police Week'' (36 U.S.C. 136);
       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 law enforcement officers are charged with pursuing 
     justice for all individuals and performing their duties with 
     fidelity to the constitutional and civil rights of the 
     individuals that the law enforcement officers serve;
       Whereas, in 2016, the Senate solemnly commemorates the 25th 
     anniversary of the National Law Enforcement Officers 
     Memorial, a national monument that pays homage to the more 
     than 20,000 law enforcement heroes who made the ultimate 
     sacrifice for the safety and protection of the United States 
     and its people;
       Whereas, in 2016, on the 15th anniversary of the September 
     11th terrorist attacks against the United States, the Senate 
     honors the memory of those who perished, including the 72 law 
     enforcement officers who were lost on that fateful day, and 
     recognizes the tireless efforts of the law enforcement 
     community to protect the citizenry and homeland through 
     diligent investigations that disrupt terrorist plots, stem 
     the flow of financing to terrorist networks, and bring 
     evildoers to justice;
       Whereas law enforcement officers selflessly serve their 
     neighborhoods, often at the risk of their own personal 
     safety, and remain resolute in responding to calls for help 
     despite their badges, at times, serving as a target for 
     senseless acts of violence;
       Whereas the vigilance, compassion, and decency of law 
     enforcement officers are the best defense of society against 
     individuals who prowl communities seeking to do harm;
       Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day, 2016, honors 123 law 
     enforcement officers recently killed in the line of duty, 
     including Joseph James Abdella, Gregory Thomas Alia, Darrell 
     Lamond Allen, Adrian Arellano, James Matthew Bava, Gregg 
     Anthony Benner, James Arthur Bennett, Jr., Sean Michael 
     Bolton, Louis Michael Bonacasa, Robert James Bowling, Michael 
     Alan Brandle, Vernell Brown, Jr., Stacey Lynn Case, Trevor 
     John Casper, Craig Anthony Chandler, Eric Keith Chrisman, 
     Michael Anthony Cinco, Neville S. K. Colburn, David Lee 
     Colley, Rodney Condall, Ryan P. Copeland, Gil C. Datan, 
     Christopher A. Davis, Timothy A. Davison, Benjamin Joseph 
     Deen, Nicholas Glenn Dees, Diane Digiacomo, Daniel Neil 
     Ellis, Eric Alan Eslary, Jared J. Forsyth, Carlos Diamond 
     Francies, Donald R. Fredenburg, Jr., Ricardo Galvez, Eligio 
     Ruiz Garcia, Jr., Johnny Edward Gatson, Juandre Devon 
     Gilliam, Sr., Darren H. Goforth, John Ballard Gorman, Terence 
     Avery Green, Arthur Adolph Green, III, Richard Allen Hall, 
     Bryce Edward Hanes, Brent L. Hanger, Steven Brett Hawkins, 
     Rosario Hernandez de Hoyos, Randolph A. Holder, Daryle S. 
     Holloway, Carl G. Howell, Michael Jeremiah Johnson, Tronoski 
     Dontel Jones, Jaimie Lynn Jursevics, William Karl Keesee, 
     Christopher Dan Kelley, Korby Lee Kennedy, Sonny Lee Kim, 
     Paul John Koropal, Thomas Joseph LaValley, Joseph G. Lemm, 
     Noah Aaron Leotta, Anthony E. Lossiah, Scott Paul Lunger, 
     Dwight Darren Maness, Richard K. Martin, Chester J. McBride, 
     III, Eli M. McCarson, James Bryan McCrystal, Sr., John P. 
     McKee, Roy D. McLaughlin, Eric O. Meier, Gregory Dale 
     Mitchell, Charles Kerry Mitchum, Brian Raymond Moore, Gregory 
     King Moore, William J. Myers, David Joseph Nelson, Henry 
     Andres Nelson, Ladson Lamar O'Connor, Roger Monroe Odell, 
     Kerrie Sue Orozco, Miguel Joseph Perez-Rios, Joseph Cameron 
     Ponder, Brennan Roger Rabain, Jeffrey Emmons Radford, Anthony 
     A. Raspa, Lloyd E. Reed, Jr., Sean Patrick Renfro, Burke 
     Jevon Rhoads, Frank Roman-Rodriguez, Elsa L. Rosa-Ortiz, 
     Steven Martin Sandberg, William C. Sheldon, Rick Lee Silva, 
     Sonny Allan Smith, Iris Janett Smith, Nathan-Michael William 
     Smith, William Matthew Solomon, Luz M. Soto-Segarra, Michael 
     Lynn Starrett, John Scott Stevens, Garrett Preston Russell 
     Swasey, Liquori Terja Tate, Peter Wagner Taub, Scott R. 
     Thompson, Taylor Joseph Thyfault, Kevin Jermaine Toatley, 
     Zacarias Toro, Jr., Clifford Scott Travis, Nathan John Van 
     Oort, Sr., Peggy Marie Vassallo, Rosemary Vela, Steven J. 
     Vincent, Adrianna Maria Vorderbruggen, Darryl Deon Wallace, 
     James Marvin Wallen, Jr., Daniel Scott Webster, Josie Lamar 
     Wells, Craig Stephen Whisenand, John James Wilding, Robert 
     Francis Wilson, III, Chad H. Wolf, Richard Glenn Woods, Alex 
     K. Yazzie, and Kyle David Young; and
       Whereas 35 law enforcement officers across the United 
     States have made the ultimate sacrifice during the first 4 
     months of 2016: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, as 
     ``National Police Week'';
       (2) expresses strong support for law enforcement officers 
     across the United States for their efforts to build safer and 
     more secure communities;

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       (3) recognizes the need to ensure that law enforcement 
     officers have the equipment, training, and resources 
     necessary to protect their health and safety while the law 
     enforcement officers are protecting the public;
       (4) recognizes the members of the law enforcement community 
     for their selfless acts of bravery;
       (5) acknowledges that police officers and other law 
     enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice 
     should be remembered and honored; and
       (6) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     National Police Week with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities that promote awareness of the vital role of law 
     enforcement officers in building safer and more secure 
     communities across the United States.

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