[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6537]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 456--COMMEMORATING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEDICATION 
  AND SACRIFICE MADE BY THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
      OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

  Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
Tester, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Baucus, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Sessions) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 456

       Whereas the well-being of all citizens of the United States 
     is preserved and enhanced as a direct result of the vigilance 
     and dedication of law enforcement personnel;
       Whereas more than 900,000 men and women, at great risk to 
     their personal safety, presently serve their fellow citizens 
     as guardians of the peace;
       Whereas peace officers are on the front lines in protecting 
     the schools and schoolchildren of the United States;
       Whereas in 2011, 163 peace officers across the United 
     States were killed in the line of duty;
       Whereas Congress should strongly support initiatives to 
     reduce violent crime and to increase the factors that 
     contribute to the safety of law enforcement officers;
       Whereas there are more than 19,000 Federal, State, and 
     local law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the 
     line of duty while protecting their fellow citizens, and 
     whose names are engraved upon the National Law Enforcement 
     Officers Memorial in Washington, District of Columbia;
       Whereas in 1962, President John F. Kennedy designated May 
     15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day; and
       Whereas on May 15, 2012, more than 20,000 peace officers 
     are expected to gather in Washington, District of Columbia, 
     to join with the families of their recently fallen comrades 
     to honor those comrades and all others who went before them: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commemorates and acknowledges the dedication and 
     sacrifices made by the Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement officers who have been killed or injured in the 
     line of duty;
       (2) recognizes May 15, 2012, as ``National Peace Officers 
     Memorial Day''; and
       (3) calls on the people of the United States to observe 
     that day with appropriate ceremony, solemnity, appreciation, 
     and respect.

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