[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 554--HONORING THE LIFE OF JACOB WETTERLING AND THE 
EFFORTS OF PATTY WETTERLING AND THE WETTERLING FAMILY TO FIND ABDUCTED 
                  CHILDREN AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 554

       Whereas Patty and Jerry Wetterling faced the unimaginable 
     tragedy of having their 11-year-old son, Jacob Wetterling, 
     abducted near their home in Stearns County, Minnesota, on 
     October 22, 1989;
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling was taken at gunpoint and his 
     disappearance remained unsolved for nearly 27 years;
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's body was not recovered until 
     September of 2016;
       Whereas Patty Wetterling bravely turned her grief into 
     action and devoted her life to advocating for missing and 
     exploited children;
       Whereas Patty Wetterling has become a nationally recognized 
     educator on child abduction and the sexual exploitation of 
     children;
       Whereas Patty Wetterling serves on the Board of Directors 
     of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
       Whereas Patty Wetterling and her husband co-founded the 
     Jacob Wetterling Resource Center to educate communities about 
     child safety issues to prevent child exploitation and 
     abductions;
       Whereas Patty Wetterling authored the publication ``When 
     Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Guide'', along with 
     4 other families;
       Whereas Patty Wetterling served for more than 7 years as 
     Director of Sexual Violence Prevention for the Minnesota 
     Department of Health;
       Whereas the Star Tribune selected Patty Wetterling as one 
     of the ``100 Most Influential Minnesotans of the Century'';
       Whereas Patty Wetterling's efforts led to the passage of 
     the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually 
     Violent Offender Registration Act (Public Law 103-322; 108 
     Stat. 2038), a Federal law that requires States to implement 
     a sex offender and crimes against children registry; and
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's memory lives on through the 
     efforts of the Wetterling family: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate honors--
       (1) the life of Jacob Wetterling; and
       (2) the efforts of Patty Wetterling and the Wetterling 
     family to prevent child exploitation and abductions across 
     the United States.

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