S.Res. 697 – A resolution designating the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024, as "National…

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118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. RES. 697

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 16, 2024

Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Carper, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Brown, Ms. Collins, Mr. Casey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Thune, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Risch, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Moran, Mr. King, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Peters, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Paul, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Daines, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Young, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Romney, Mr. Braun, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Budd, Mr. Vance, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Warnock) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Designating the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024, as National Police Week.

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 each law enforcement officer is charged with—

(1)

pursuing justice for all individuals; and

(2)

performing the duties of a law enforcement officer with fidelity to the constitutional and civil rights of the public the officer serves;

Whereas law enforcement officers swear an oath to uphold the public trust even though, through the performance of the duties of a law enforcement officer, the officers may become targets for senseless acts of violence;

Whereas, in 1962, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed Public Law 87–726 (76 Stat. 676) (referred to in this preamble as the Joint Resolution), which authorizes the President to proclaim May 15 of every year as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of the Federal, State, and local officers who have been killed, disabled, or otherwise injured 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 Peace Officers Memorial Day 2024 honors the 227 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty during 2023, including—

(1)

Michael S. Abbate;

(2)

Trevor A. Abney;

(3)

William Anthony;

(4)

Anthony B. Ashe;

(5)

Kolby L. Baber;

(6)

James R. Bailey;

(7)

Gerald T. Barbato;

(8)

Joseph L. Barlow;

(9)

Chanda D. Barnes;

(10)

Michael E. Barnes;

(11)

Terrance N. Bateman;

(12)

Patrick C. Bauer;

(13)

Julian G. Becerra;

(14)

Tucker C. Blakely;

(15)

David W. Bosecker;

(16)

Frederick C. Bowens;

(17)

William P. Brautigam;

(18)

Emily A. Breidenbach;

(19)

Mark N. Bressack;

(20)

Lawrence J. Bromm;

(21)

Tyee M. Browne;

(22)

Shawn A. Burnell;

(23)

Robert M. Burney;

(24)

Lorenzo Bustos;

(25)

Darnell Calhoun;

(26)

Eric Calleja;

(27)

Pedro A. Candia;

(28)

Scotty W. Canezaro;

(29)

Joseph E. Carey;

(30)

Steven A. Carnes;

(31)

Gonzalo Carrasco Duenas;

(32)

Richard Carrero Mendez;

(33)

Robert C. Castioni;

(34)

William J. Cherry;

(35)

Robert D. Clark;

(36)

Ryan M. Clinkunbroomer;

(37)

Joshua L. Clouse;

(38)

Anthony E. Cloyd;

(39)

Thomas P. Compitello;

(40)

Caleb K. Conley;

(41)

David E. Cook;

(42)

Donald E. Cossean;

(43)

Timothy E. Coyne;

(44)

Kevin M. Cram;

(45)

Garrett C. Crumby;

(46)

Christopher B. Cummings;

(47)

Stephen A. Darby;

(48)

Jeris D. Davis;

(49)

William J. DeBlock;

(50)

Francisco DeCastro;

(51)

Rodrigo Delgado;

(52)

Michael A. DeVecchis;

(53)

Charles F. Dotson;

(54)

John A. Durm;

(55)

Jessica M. Ebbighausen;

(56)

Angel F. Esquerete;

(57)

Alberto E. Felix;

(58)

Anthony D. Ferguson;

(59)

Christopher D. Fitzgerald;

(60)

George Flores;

(61)

Clifford V. Fontaine;

(62)

Pedro A. Foruria;

(63)

Anthony J. Francone;

(64)

I.B. Fugate;

(65)

Christopher J. Garrow;

(66)

Robert C. Garten;

(67)

Anthony J. Garvey;

(68)

William J. Gawron;

(69)

Francis A. Gaynor;

(70)

Nicholas A. Georgeadis;

(71)

James A. Geraghty;

(72)

Stephen L. Gibson;

(73)

Barry P. Giglio;

(74)

Maureen Gill-Donohue;

(75)

Todd C. Gillerlain;

(76)

Steven P. Gitlin;

(77)

Heather J. Glenn;

(78)

Michael S. Godawa;

(79)

Ivan Gonzalez;

(80)

Thomas J. Graham;

(81)

Roland A. Gray;

(82)

Almondo Greer-Travis;

(83)

Mason E. Griffith;

(84)

Timothy J. Guyer;

(85)

Asson A. Hacker;

(86)

Joshua I. Hamilton;

(87)

Matthew L. Hare;

(88)

Emil Harnischfeger;

(89)

Brett M. Harris;

(90)

Mark U. Heinl;

(91)

Charles H. Herring;

(92)

John J. Hess;

(93)

Ronald E. Higgins;

(94)

Patrick J. Hogan;

(95)

Patrick J. Hogan;

(96)

Nicholas Holovinsky;

(97)

John G. Horan;

(98)

Victor A. Hunter;

(99)

Jeff D. Hust;

(100)

Billy J. Ihrig;

(101)

Jon A. Jenson;

(102)

Peter E.C. Jerving;

(103)

Joseph W. Johnson;

(104)

Jason S. Jones;

(105)

Russell Earl Lavarl Jones;

(106)

Daniel A. Kammerzell;

(107)

Michael J. Kearns;

(108)

William J. Keating;

(109)

Michael R. Keel;

(110)

Shawn K. Kelly;

(111)

William M. Kelly;

(112)

Edward T. Kiluk;

(113)

Carl D. Kimball;

(114)

Robert J. Kirwan;

(115)

Nevada Krinkee;

(116)

Michael P. Kunovich;

(117)

Lawrence W. Lakeman;

(118)

Shannon E. Lang;

(119)

Tuan Q. Le;

(120)

David J. Lee;

(121)

Kaitlin R. Leising;

(122)

James M. Lett;

(123)

Thomas M. Lilly;

(124)

Scott G. Lovendahl;

(125)

Gerald F. Lynch;

(126)

Christopher J. Marcello;

(127)

Paul S. Martin;

(128)

James A. Mastricovo;

(129)

Cory S. Maynard;

(130)

Marylin A. Mayo;

(131)

Scott C. McArdle;

(132)

John F. McArdle;

(133)

Jeremy D. McCain;

(134)

John J. McCauley;

(135)

James S. McCormick;

(136)

Justin C. McIntire;

(137)

Marc A. McIntyre;

(138)

Robert W. McKinney;

(139)

Darrin C. McMichael;

(140)

Kyle M. Melancon;

(141)

Jared J. Miller;

(142)

Matthew D. Mitchell;

(143)

Jacqueline M. Montanaro;

(144)

Gregorio Morales;

(145)

Michael A. Moran;

(146)

Steven C. Mosiello;

(147)

Jovian J. Motley;

(148)

Robert Mouradian;

(149)

James M. Muhlbauer;

(150)

Frank H. Murillo;

(151)

Donald M. Neiswinger;

(152)

Alberto Nieves;

(153)

Philip D. Nix;

(154)

Scott C. Norcutt;

(155)

Nicholas F. Ortiz;

(156)

Freddy Ortiz;

(157)

Jonah Oswald;

(158)

Joshua A. Owen;

(159)

Vincent A. Parks;

(160)

Anthony J. Pasquarello;

(161)

Jorge I. Pastore;

(162)

Troy D. Patterson;

(163)

Nicholas N. Pepper;

(164)

Santos Perez;

(165)

Aubrey H. Phillips;

(166)

Delberth I. Phipps;

(167)

Martin M. Podolski;

(168)

David J. Poirrier;

(169)

Lawrence C. Prather;

(170)

Aréanah M. Preston;

(171)

Michael G. Prettitore;

(172)

Jason S. Pulliam;

(173)

Isam M. Qasem;

(174)

Andrew L. Quinlan;

(175)

Marcos Quinones;

(176)

Frank D. Randall;

(177)

John R. Randolph;

(178)

Geoffrey B. Redd;

(179)

Trinity L. Reinhart;

(180)

Milton G. Resendez;

(181)

Auston S. Reudelhuber;

(182)

Anthony W. Rickerson;

(183)

Scott D. Ritchey;

(184)

Kimberly D. Roberts Sickafoose;

(185)

Thomas F. Roche;

(186)

Christopher P. Rock;

(187)

Robert D. Rodgers;

(188)

Kelly B. Rolando;

(189)

Michael Romano;

(190)

Jacques F. Rougeau;

(191)

Brian G. Rousseau;

(192)

Richard L. Ruiz;

(193)

James M. Russ;

(194)

John C. Ryan;

(195)

Jacob E. Salrin;

(196)

Janelle Sanders;

(197)

Bill M. Sapolu;

(198)

Hunter T. Scheel;

(199)

Paul Schippereit;

(200)

Karl J. Sederholt;

(201)

Ralph E. Serrano;

(202)

Robert J. Shisler;

(203)

James M. Sides;

(204)

Jordan Silver;

(205)

Zachary Slavin;

(206)

Sean L. Sluganski;

(207)

Aaron N. Smith;

(208)

Jack S. Stewart;

(209)

Becky V. Strong;

(210)

Chad E. Swanson;

(211)

Carlos E.J. Taylor;

(212)

Richard E. Tesauro;

(213)

Paul J. Tracey;

(214)

Phoukham Tran;

(215)

Sammy J. Trujillo;

(216)

Horren R. Tyler;

(217)

Timothy J. Unwin;

(218)

Victor Vargas;

(219)

Andres M. Vasquez Lasso;

(220)

Mark C. Wagner;

(221)

John J. Walker;

(222)

Jake R. Wallin;

(223)

James L. Ward;

(224)

Richard Weber;

(225)

Clarence L. Williams;

(226)

Michael C. Wood, Jr.; and

(227)

Marcus L Zeigler; and

Whereas, according to the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (also known as the LEOKA Program), since the beginning of 2024, 45 law enforcement officers were reported to have been killed in the line of duty: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate—

(1)

designates the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024, as National Police Week;

(2)

expresses unwavering support for law enforcement officers across the United States in the pursuit of preserving safe and secure communities;

(3)

recognizes the need to ensure that law enforcement officers have the equipment, training, and resources that are necessary in order to protect the health and safety of the officers while the officers protect the public;

(4)

acknowledges that police officers and other law enforcement personnel, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, should be remembered and honored;

(5)

expresses condolences and solemn appreciation to the loved ones of each law enforcement officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty; and

(6)

encourages the people of the United States to observe National Police Week by honoring law enforcement personnel and promoting awareness of the essential mission that law enforcement personnel undertake in service to their communities and the United States.

A resolution designating the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024, as "National Police Week".

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