[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8036-8037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 173--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 15 THROUGH MAY 21, 
                   2017, AS ``NATIONAL POLICE WEEK''

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Wicker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Carper, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
Hoeven, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch, 
Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Strange, Mr. 
Donnelly, Mr. King, Mr. Franken, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Peters, Mr. Coons, 
Mr. Brown, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Daines, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Young, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Scott, 
Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Corker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Perdue, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Lee, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Heller) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 173

       Whereas, in 1962, 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'' (36 U.S.C. 136);
       Whereas the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, 
     dedicated on October 15, 1991, is the national monument to 
     honor law enforcement officers who have died in the line of 
     duty;
       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 
     individuals that the law enforcement officers serve;
       Whereas the resolve of law enforcement officers in the 
     service of their communities is unyielding, despite inherent 
     dangers in the performance of their duties;
       Whereas the vigilance, compassion, and decency of law 
     enforcement officers are the best defense of society against 
     individuals who seek to do harm;
       Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day, 2017, honors the 143 
     law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty during 
     2016, including Amir Abdul-Khaliq, Lorne Bradley Aherns, Sean 
     Lewis Allred, Manuel Alejandro Alvarez, Scott Alfred 
     Ballantyne, Robert Aaron Barker, Gregory Eugene Barney, 
     Douglas Scott Barney, II, Jose Daniel Barraza, Scott Leslie 
     Bashioum, Stacey Allen Baumgartner, Brian Pecson Beliso, 
     Anthony David Beminio, Kenneth Levella Bettis, Timothy James 
     Brackeen, Allen David Brandt, James Irwin Brockmeyer, Cody 
     James Brotherson, Shannon Matthew Brown, Patrick Thomas 
     Carothers, Nathaniel Alan Carrigan, Jose Ismael Chavez, Aaron 
     Jackson Christian, Thomas L. Clardy, Paul Allen Clark, 
     Brandon Scott Collins, Jacai David Colson, Adam Scott Conrad, 
     William Pressley Cooper, Clint E. Corvinus, Thomas Wayne 
     Cottrell, Jr., Sean Eamonn Cullen, Patrick Bryan Dailey, 
     Jonathan Matias DeGuzman, Chad Phillip Dermyer, Cody James 
     Donahue, Endy Nddiobong Ekpanya, David Kyle Elahi, Eric Dale 
     Ellsworth, Susan Louise Farrell, William George Fearon, Scot 
     Fitzgerald, Leander Frank, De'Greaun Reshun Frazier, Anthony 
     Joseph Freeman, Jason Gallero, Bradford Allen Garafola, Sr., 
     Derek Mace Geer, Matthew Lane Gerald, David Van Glasser, Dan 
     Thomas Glaze, Jr., David Gomez, Jason Michael Goodding, 
     Ashley Marie Guindon, R. Jake Gutierrez, Adam John Hartwig, 
     David Stefan Hofer, Jack Lanceson Hopkins, Natasha Maria 
     Hunter, John Thomas Isenhour, Montrell Lyle Jackson, Allen 
     Lee Jacobs, Myron Anthony Jarrett, Mari Ann Johnson, Sean 
     Richard Johnson, Michael Jason Katherman, Ronald Eugene 
     Kienzle, Carl Allen Koontz, John Robert Kotfila, Jr., Michael 
     Leslie Krol, Brad D. Lancaster, Zachary Tyler Larnerd, Jude 
     Williams Lewis, Mark Franklin Logsdon, Alfonso Lopez, Rod 
     Barron Lucas, Kenneth Hubert Maltby, Benjamin Edward Marconi, 
     Justin Scott Martin, Lisa Anne Mauldin, Henry Malcolm 
     McAleenan, Jr., Calvin Marcus McCullers, Jr., J. Scott 
     McGuire, Luis A. Melendez-Maldonado, Robert David Melton, 
     David Francis Michel, Jr., Kevin Dwayne Miller, Shawn Glenn 
     Miller, Derrick Morial Mingo, Kenneth Ray Moats, Jason David 
     Moszer, Kristopher David Moules, Jeffrey Don Nichols, Eric 
     James Oliver, David Ortiz, Steven C. Owen, Edwin R. Pabon-
     Robles, Joseph George Portaro, Timothy P. Pratt, Carlos 
     Bernabe Puente-Morales, Jorge Ramos, Robert Eugene Ransom, 
     Darrin Lee Reed, Waldemar Rivera-Santiago, Victor M. Rosado-
     Rosa, Collin James Rose, Jorge Sanchez, Justin Ryan Scherlen, 
     Nikeelan D. Semmon, Daryl Wayne Smallwood, Nicholas Ryan 
     Smarr, Jody Carl Smith, Michael Joseph Smith, Steven Michael 
     Smith, Timothy Kevin Smith, Verdell Smith, Sr., Harvey Snook, 
     III, Blake Curtis Snyder, Patrick Michael Sondron, Kenneth 
     Joseph Starrs, Kenneth Melvin Steil, Paul R. Stuewer, Martin 
     Tase Sturgill, II, Ronald Tarentino, Jr., James Lee Tartt, 
     Nathan Daniel Taylor, Ryan Sean Thomas, Brent Alan Thompson, 
     Paul J. Tuozzolo, Jose Gilbert Vega, Kenneth V. Velez, 
     Michael Josua Ventura, Dennis Randall Wallace, Landon Eugene 
     Weaver, Justin Scott White, Frankie Lamar Williams, Michael 
     Scott Williams, Michael Arthur Winter, Kerry Joseph Winters, 
     Sr., Patricio Enrique Zamarripa, Joseph Peter Zangaro, Marco 
     Antonio Zarate, and Lesley Marie Zerebny; and
       Whereas, during the first 4 months of 2017, 42 law 
     enforcement officers across the United States have made the 
     ultimate sacrifice: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as 
     ``National Police Week'';
       (2) expresses strong support for law enforcement officers 
     across the United States for 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 the law 
     enforcement officers 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 officers 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 of law 
     enforcement officers in building safer and more secure 
     communities across the United States.

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