[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2727-S2728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 512--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 13 THROUGH MAY 19, 
                   2018, AS ``NATIONAL POLICE WEEK''

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
Heitkamp, Mr. Young, Mr. King, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Portman, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moran, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Carper, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coons, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
Nelson, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Collins, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
Daines, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Baldwin,

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Mr. Isakson, Mr. Donnelly, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Corker, Mr. Tester, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Jones, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heller, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Van Hollen, Mr. Lee, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Reed, Mr. Hatch, 
Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Boozman, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Thune) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 512

       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 public 
     they serve;
       Whereas law enforcement officers swear an oath to uphold 
     the public trust despite the fact that through the 
     performance of their duties, they too may become targets for 
     senseless acts of violence;
       Whereas, in 1962, President 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'', approved 
     October 1, 1962 (36 U.S.C. 136) (referred to in this preamble 
     as the ``Joint Resolution''), which authorizes the President 
     of the United States to proclaim May 15 of every year as 
     Peace Officers Memorial Day ``in honor of the Federal, State, 
     and municipal officers who have been killed or disabled in 
     the line of duty'';
       Whereas the Joint Resolution also authorizes the President 
     to designate the week in which Peace Officers Memorial Day 
     falls as National Police Week;
       Whereas the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, 
     dedicated on October 15, 1991, is the national monument to 
     honor those law enforcement officers who have died in the 
     line of duty;
       Whereas the 37th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial 
     Service, held this year, will honor the 129 law enforcement 
     officers killed in the line of duty in 2017, including 
     Stephen L. Ackerman, Ryan M. Albin, Aaron W. Allan, Damon C. 
     Allen, Colt E. Allery, Shawn T. Anderson, Stephen J. Ballard, 
     Curtis A. Bartlett, Berke M.M. Bates, Matthew S. Baxter, 
     Justin L. Beard, Curtis B. Billue, William T. Bishop, Curtis 
     W. Blackbird, Anthony J. Borostowski, Keith W. Boyer, Timothy 
     A. Braden, Kevin J. Brewer, Julie A. England Bridges, Thomas 
     C. Bunker, Mark J. Burbridge, Michael C. Butler, Meggan L. 
     Callahan, Andrew J. Camilleri, Sr., James E. Chapman, Lucas 
     F. Chellew, James E. Clark, Debra L. Clayton, Sander B. 
     Cohen, Sean F. Cookson, Kenneth M. Copeland, Carl T. Cosper, 
     Jr., Jaimie J.A. Cox, Aaron L. Crook, Henry J. Cullen III, 
     Veronica S. Darden, Joel R. Davis, Benjamin A. De Los Santos-
     Barbosa, Nathan M. Desjardins, Mark G. Diebold, Steven E. 
     DiSario, Bernard W. Domagala, Kenneth J. Doyle, Donald W. 
     Durr, Floyd East, Jr., David J. Fahey, Jr., Brian S. Falb, 
     Miosotis P. Familia, Jason M. Fann, Steven R. Floyd, Sr., 
     Michael R. Foley, Robert A. French, Jason A. Garner, Randall 
     S. Gibson, Jonathan W.R. Ginka, Nathan B. Graves, Clinton F. 
     Greenwood, Thomas J. Hannon, Jason G. Harris, Charleston V. 
     Hartfield, Kevin M. Haverly, Kristen N. Hearne, Joe W. Heddy, 
     Jr., Devin P. Hodges, David J. Hoefler, Richard S. Howard 
     III, Stephen R. Jenkins, Sr., Robert J. Johnson, Donald O. 
     Kimbrough, Stephen T. Kubinski, Houston J. Largo, Paul 
     Lazinsky, Craig E. Lehner, Justin A. Leo, Norman C. Lewis, 
     Angel L. Lorenzo-Gonzalez, Michael D. Louviere, Kevin C. 
     Mainhart, Elias Martinez, Rogelio Martinez, William A. 
     Mathews, Hector L. Matias-Torres, Steven D. McDonald, Marcus 
     A. McNeil, Gregory M. Meagher, Mark L. Mecham, Roberto 
     Medina-Mariani, Jay R. Memmelaar, Jr., D. Heath Meyer, Gary 
     L. Michael, Jr., Michael P. Middlebrook, Christopher J. 
     Monica, Joshua S. Montaad, Mason P. Moore, Isaac Morales, 
     Miguel I. Moreno, Marvin S. Moyer, Eric W. Mumaw, Raymond A. 
     Murrell, Thomas P. Nipper, Rickey O'Donald, Terrence S. 
     O'Hara, Timothy J. O'Neill, Eric B. Overall, Chad W. Parque, 
     Zackari S. Parrish III, Steve A. Perez, Monty D. Platt, 
     Daniel K. Rebman, Jr., Nicholas A. Rodman, Robert P. Rumfelt, 
     Wendy L. Shannon, Brian D. Shaw, Justin J. Smith, Michael P. 
     Stewart III, Sean M. Suiter, Matthew L. Tarentino, Shana R. 
     Tedder, Jimmy D. Tennyson, Justin M. Terney, David Torres-
     Chaparro, Andre H. Van Vegten, David J. Wade, Jerry R. 
     Walker, James M. Wallace, Michael T. Walter, Patrick N. 
     Weatherford, Jason T. Weiland, and Elise A. Ybarra; and
       Whereas, since the beginning of 2018, more than 50 law 
     enforcement officers from across the United States have made 
     the ultimate sacrifice: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of May 13 through May 19, 2018, as 
     ``National Police Week'';
       (2) expresses strong support for law enforcement officers 
     across the United States in their efforts to build safer and 
     more secure communities;
       (3) recognizes the need to ensure that law enforcement 
     officers have the equipment, training, and resources 
     necessary to protect their health and safety while they 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 personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice 
     should be remembered and honored;
       (6) expresses condolences to the loved ones of each law 
     enforcement officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice in 
     the line of duty; and
       (7) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     National Police Week with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities that promote awareness of the vital role law 
     enforcement officers perform safeguarding the public trust 
     for the United States.

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