[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 161 (Wednesday, October 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6897]
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                    Honoring Sergeant Scott Heimann

  Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, it has been a sad day--a set of sad days--
in my hometown of Kansas. I rise today to mourn the loss and honor the 
sacrifice of Hays Police Officer Sergeant Scott Heimann, who was shot 
and killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence 
call. He passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 
28.
  My hometown of Hays, with a population of about 21,000, is a tight-
knit community, where people look out for their neighbors; they care 
for those in need; and they protect the vulnerable. Sergeant Heimann 
embodied the best of smalltown Kansas values in living a life of 
integrity and devotion and courage despite the dangers he faced each 
and every day.
  He, too, from a young age, called Hays his home. He grew up there, 
and he graduated from Thomas More Prep-Marian High School, which is our 
hometown Catholic school. He attended the University of Kansas before 
returning home to the place he was raised. Sergeant Heimann first began 
his service with the Hays Police Department in 2016, and after 9 years 
with the department, his watch ended way too soon. He was an Eagle 
Scout and a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. He 
was a son, a father, a husband. He was devoted to his wife, Beth, and 
was a loving dad to his children Patrick and Victoria.
  My prayers--our prayers--are with his family and his parents Bill and 
Teresa Heimann.
  It is such a difficult time. Every day, law enforcement officers risk 
their safety, putting their lives on the line to protect and serve both 
their neighbors and strangers. Kansas is a home to so many brave men 
and women who have answered the call to serve, and too many have given 
their lives to fulfill this mission.
  In small towns across Kansas, law enforcement officers, as they are 
in Hays, are well-known in their communities, and they are well-loved 
by their communities. We see them in the grocery stores, at the 
football games on Friday nights, and in church on Sundays. They are 
members of our communities, and they are familiar faces.
  This courageous young man died with honor while protecting his 
community and the people he had sworn to serve. In Hays and across 
Kansas, the sacrifice he made will not be forgotten, and we resolve to 
forever honor his service to the community he loved.
  I ask the U.S. Senate to join me and my family and my hometown in 
expressing our sympathy and gratitude--our respect--for this officer, 
for a life served in service to others, and to a community that mourns 
his loss.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.