[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT HENRY PRENDES

  (Mr. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, in Nevada we faced one of our worst 
nightmares a few weeks ago. One of our heroes, a law enforcement 
officer, a Metropolitan Police Department officer, Sergeant Henry 
Prendes, was shot down and brutally killed. He responded to a domestic 
violence call as a law enforcement officer, and as he appeared on the 
scene, a gentleman was waiting for him with an automatic weapon, and 
with over 50 rounds, brutally murdered Mr. Prendes.
  Yesterday, in the Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act, 
in the act there was a provision that would memorialize Mr. Prendes for 
his efforts as a great American hero, a loving father and a loving 
husband. In the bill, it provides for a mandatory 30-year sentence for 
anyone that brutally murders a law enforcement or public safety officer 
or who conspires or attempts to kill.
  This is an example of getting tough on crime. It is time to say 
enough is enough, and I applaud this House of Representatives for 
passing the act yesterday.
  Also in the act was another provision that I provided, which was for 
additional background checks and faster and streamlined background 
checks for school teachers across this Nation.

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