[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 586--HONORING THE LIFE OF JACOB WETTERLING AND 
 RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF JACOB WETTERLING'S FAMILY TO FIND ABDUCTED 
          CHILDREN AND SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF THOSE CHILDREN

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 586

       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's parents 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 Jacob Wetterling's mother bravely turned her grief 
     into action and devoted her life to advocating for missing 
     and exploited children;
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother has become a nationally 
     recognized educator on child abduction and the sexual 
     exploitation of children;
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother serves on the Board of 
     Directors of the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
     Children;
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's parents co-founded the Jacob 
     Wetterling Resource Center to educate communities about child 
     safety issues to prevent child exploitation and abductions;
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother authored the publication 
     ``When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Guide'', 
     along with 4 other families;
       Whereas Jacob Wetterling's mother served for more than 7 
     years as Director of Sexual Violence Prevention for the 
     Minnesota Department of Health;
       Whereas the Star Tribune selected Jacob Wetterling's mother 
     as one of the ``100 Most Influential Minnesotans of the 
     Century'';
       Whereas the efforts of Jacob Wetterling's mother 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--
       (1) honors the life of Jacob Wetterling; and
       (2) recognizes the efforts of Jacob Wetterling's family to 
     prevent child exploitation and abductions across the United 
     States.

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