[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 216 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 216
Designating the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, as ``National
Police Week''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 17, 2023
Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lee, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Coons,
Mr. Hawley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kennedy, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Carper, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Fetterman, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Thune, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. King, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Risch, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Markey, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Peters,
Mr. Rubio, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Tester,
Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Warnock, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Capito,
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. Ricketts, Mr. Schmitt,
Mrs. Britt, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Bennet, and Mr. Kelly) submitted the following resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, 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 law enforcement officers are 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 officers serve;
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 law enforcement officers have bravely continued to meet the call of duty
to ensure the security of their neighborhoods and communities at the
risk of their own personal safety in the time of a viral pandemic;
Whereas the resolve to service is clearly demonstrated by law enforcement
officers across the country who have tragically fallen ill or passed
away due to complications of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty;
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, 2023, honors the 443 law enforcement
officers killed in the line of duty during 2022, including--
(1) J'Mar C. Abel;
(2) Jennifer S. Abramowitz;
(3) Paul C. Adam;
(4) Neil P. Adams;
(5) Austin D Aldridge;
(6) Darren Almendarez;
(7) Emanuele Alongi;
(8) Jorge D. Alvarado, Jr.;
(9) Jamie J. Arakawa;
(10) Jorge A. Arias;
(11) Steven H. Armbruster;
(12) Terry R. Arnold;
(13) Bart L. Arnold;
(14) Fernando U. Arroyos;
(15) J. Adam Ashworth;
(16) Jean-Harold L. Astree;
(17) Darrell Avery;
(18) Clarence G. Backherms;
(19) Troy T. Bailey;
(20) Thomas E. Baker III;
(21) Chris A. Bardwell;
(22) Richard L. Barnes;
(23) Roy A. Barr, Jr.;
(24) Hugh P. Bartlett, Jr.;
(25) James P. Bast;
(26) Anthony N. Bautista;
(27) Gary L. Bean;
(28) Chad M. Beattie;
(29) Gregory J. Bednarek;
(30) Fred D. Beers III;
(31) Wayne E. Bennett;
(32) John W. Berry III;
(33) Richard A. Bianchi, Jr.;
(34) Kahlil J. Biddle;
(35) Collin B. Birnie;
(36) John G. Blankenship;
(37) Matthew W. Blansett;
(38) Steven S. Bobbitt;
(39) Oscar Y. Bolanos-Anavisca, Jr.;
(40) Mickey J. Bowen;
(41) Christopher M. Bracks;
(42) Gerald T. Brennan;
(43) John B. Broadaway;
(44) Christopher J. Broadhead;
(45) Marzell J. Brooks;
(46) Shannon M. Browning;
(47) Tamar A. Bucci;
(48) Barbara Burnette;
(49) Lane A. Burns;
(50) Seara B. Burton;
(51) Lorenzo Bustos;
(52) Ronald R. Butler;
(53) Ned P. Byrd;
(54) Ramon Caban, Jr.;
(55) Lawrence E. Cabana;
(56) Dominique B. Calata;
(57) Joseph C. Capriotti;
(58) Gino Caputo;
(59) Jeffrey H. Carson;
(60) Sidnee T. Carter;
(61) Jody W. Cash;
(62) Charles W. Catron;
(63) Joshua D. Caudell;
(64) Jacob R. Chaffins;
(65) Michael D. Chandler;
(66) Jennifer L. Chavis;
(67) F. Brent Chomyszak;
(68) Philip C. Closi;
(69) William E. Collins, Jr.;
(70) Edward A. Contreras, Jr.;
(71) Benjamin L. Cooper;
(72) Trey S. Copeland;
(73) Isaiah A. Cordero;
(74) Loren M. Courts;
(75) Rodrick C. Covington;
(76) Robert P. Craft;
(77) Thomas C. Craig;
(78) Daniel L. Creighbaum;
(79) Enrico J. Crisafi;
(80) James J. Critchelow;
(81) Kennis W. Croom;
(82) Donald R. Crooms;
(83) Tommy W. Cudd;
(84) Scott R. Dawley;
(85) Manuel P. De La Rosa;
(86) Jose A. De Leon;
(87) William J. Deblock;
(88) Jeffrey P. Dela Cruz;
(89) Kenneth P. Delano;
(90) Vincent A. Demarino;
(91) Dustin W. Demonte;
(92) John J. Donohue;
(93) Tracy J. Dotson;
(94) Laurence J. Dougherty;
(95) Cornelius J. Douglas;
(96) Matthew E. Dow;
(97) Jade N. Drennan;
(98) Jason T. Dumlao;
(99) Michael D. Dunn;
(100) Patrick D. Dupree;
(101) Kevin D. Dupree;
(102) Robert E. Duran;
(103) Arthur G. Duron;
(104) Ray E. East;
(105) Cesar Echaverry, Jr.;
(106) Bruce R. Eckhoff;
(107) Peter C. Egan;
(108) Scott P. Enser;
(109) Ricky A. Entmeier;
(110) Marshall S. Ervin, Jr.;
(111) Jerry Esparza;
(112) Branden P. Estorffe;
(113) David G. Evans;
(114) Christopher N. Fariello;
(115) Thomas J. Fennessy;
(116) Carmen M. Figueroa;
(117) Steven R. Finley;
(118) Matthew R. Fishman;
(119) Addison M. Ford, Sr.;
(120) David Formeza;
(121) Frederick L. Forni;
(122) Darryl W. Fortner;
(123) Melissa M. France;
(124) Dominic M. Francis;
(125) Ralph H. Frasure;
(126) Sean M. Free;
(127) Michael S. Fuller;
(128) Tolbert A. Furr;
(129) Joseph J. Gallagher;
(130) Charles E. Galloway, Jr.;
(131) Pedro Garcia;
(132) Maria A. Garcia;
(133) Brian J. Gaunt;
(134) Michael E. German;
(135) Matthew S. Gibbs;
(136) Christopher D. Gibson;
(137) Michael L. Gillis;
(138) Sheli Y. Godbold;
(139) Michael W. Godwin;
(140) Joseph W. Goertz;
(141) Jose E. Gomez;
(142) Diane Gonzalez;
(143) Raul H. Gonzalez, Jr.;
(144) Hector M. Gonzalez, Jr.;
(145) Darryl L. Goodrich, Jr.;
(146) Edward R. Gorczynski, Jr.;
(147) Vincent K. Gough;
(148) Thomas J. Graham, Jr.;
(149) John L. Grampovnik;
(150) Frank D. Gualdino;
(151) Jack L. Guthrie, Jr.;
(152) Ramon Gutierrez, Jr.;
(153) Raymond J. Gutierrez;
(154) Loi H. Ha;
(155) Ray C. Hamilton;
(156) Alex A. Hamzy;
(157) Burke N. Hannibal;
(158) William R. Hargraves;
(159) Ty'Isha R. Harper;
(160) Raymond Harris;
(161) Michael R. Hartwick;
(162) William C. Hayes;
(163) Shawn P. Hennessee;
(164) David H. Henry;
(165) Jeffrey L. Hermanson;
(166) Glenn R. Hilliard;
(167) Braxton M. Hofman;
(168) James D. Holdman, Jr.;
(169) Gregory T. Horne, Sr.;
(170) Matthew S. Horton;
(171) John S. Horton;
(172) Michael A. Houlahan;
(173) Robert A. Howard;
(174) Michael S. Howard;
(175) Dennis J. Howard;
(176) Richard C. Howe;
(177) Jose M. Huerta;
(178) Raymond D. Hughes;
(179) Jeremiah J. Hunt;
(180) Bridgette L. Hunter;
(181) Travis D. Hurley;
(182) Thomas K. Hutchison;
(183) David L. Ingle;
(184) Jordan T. Jackson;
(185) Valerie K. Jacobs;
(186) Walter D. Jenkins, Jr.;
(187) Christopher A. Jenkins;
(188) Jewel Jenkins;
(189) Matthew A. Jimenez;
(190) Franklin Joe;
(191) Bradley S.H. Johnson;
(192) Lonnie D. Johnson, Jr.;
(193) Walter L. Johnson;
(194) David P. Jones;
(195) Corille C. Jones;
(196) Kenneth C. Jones;
(197) William D. Kelley;
(198) Gary R. Kelley;
(199) Daniel J. Kin;
(200) Douglas M. King;
(201) Kevin K. Kokinis;
(202) Jonathan R. Koleski;
(203) Lawrence G. Koren;
(204) Nicholas J. Kozak;
(205) Daniel R. Krupa;
(206) Emilio Laboy;
(207) Blane L. Lane;
(208) Jesus D. Lara, III;
(209) James A. Lear;
(210) William D. Lebo;
(211) Amber J. Leist;
(212) Tyler R. Lenehan;
(213) Todd L. Leveille;
(214) Michael A. Levison;
(215) Howard C. Liebengood;
(216) Oliver J. Little;
(217) Matthew S. Locke;
(218) Mark A. Loecken;
(219) Anthony L. Lombardo;
(220) Richard D.R. Lopez;
(221) Adrian Lopez, Sr.;
(222) Raphael A. Lora;
(223) John D. Luck;
(224) Carl R. Ludwig;
(225) Kenneth Maccallum;
(226) Michel O. Maceda;
(227) Martin F. Mack, III;
(228) Barbara A. Majors Fenley;
(229) Vladimir N. Maleev;
(230) Frederick G. Maley;
(231) Brian J. Maley;
(232) Anthony D. Martin;
(233) Anthony W. Martin;
(234) Julio C. Martinez;
(235) Ruben Martinez, Sr.;
(236) David A. Mathura;
(237) Anthony P. Mazurkiewicz;
(238) Brian K. Mcadams, Sr.;
(239) Robert F. Mccormack;
(240) James M. Mcwhorter;
(241) Gregory L. Means;
(242) Joseph J. Mecca, Jr.;
(243) Logan K. Medlock;
(244) Armando F. Meneses;
(245) John P. Mestas;
(246) Joshua P. Micun;
(247) Robert M. Miller;
(248) Bradley A. Miller;
(249) Robert C. Mills;
(250) John Minchilli;
(251) David E. Mize;
(252) Patrick G. Monroe;
(253) James B. Montgomery;
(254) Matthew C. Moore;
(255) Marquis D. Moorer;
(256) Wilbert D. Mora;
(257) Ivan M. Morales;
(258) Gerardo Morales;
(259) George C. Moreno;
(260) Michael K. Morgan;
(261) James R. Morgan;
(262) Christopher M. Mortensen;
(263) Vince A. Mullins;
(264) Terence P. Mulvey;
(265) Dennis P. Murphy;
(266) Stacy A. Murrow;
(267) Andrew L. Myers;
(268) David W. Myers, Jr.;
(269) Shaneca C. Napier;
(270) Thomas L. Neal;
(271) Jeffery W. Neel;
(272) Robert D. Negri, Jr.;
(273) Christopher J. Nelson;
(274) Paul D. Newell;
(275) David J. Nieves;
(276) Brian J. Norton;
(277) Steven R. Nothem, II;
(278) Wayne B. Nowell, Jr.;
(279) Hector M. Nunez;
(280) Cecil E. Nunley;
(281) Michael R. O'Donnell;
(282) Caleb D. Ogilvie;
(283) Cody A. Olafson;
(284) Kenneth C. Olander;
(285) Earnest F. Oldham;
(286) Carlos D. Ortiz;
(287) Scott B. Owens;
(288) Tyrell A. Owens-Riley;
(289) John E. Painter;
(290) Michael D. Paredes;
(291) Kyle L. Patterson;
(292) Johnny R. Patterson;
(293) Scott M. Patton;
(294) Andrew S. Peery;
(295) Jay V. Pena;
(296) Josip Peperni;
(297) Jose A. Perez;
(298) Ramiro Perez, III;
(299) Edward L. Perez;
(300) Matthew A. Perlungher;
(301) William E. Petry;
(302) Mark A. Pike;
(303) Stephen C. Plum, Jr.;
(304) Neil E. Porter;
(305) Kevin L. Pounders;
(306) Lawrence J. Prehn;
(307) Nicholas Purpero;
(308) Michael J. Queeney;
(309) Joseph F. Quillen, Jr.;
(310) David M. Ragle;
(311) Andrea R.J. Rainer;
(312) Noah C. Rainey;
(313) Lorin M. Readmond;
(314) Michael J. Reass;
(315) Kevin D. Redding;
(316) Jake A. Reed;
(317) Robert J. Reidy;
(318) Jamie L. Reynolds;
(319) Frank K. Rezac, Jr.;
(320) Austin W. Richardson;
(321) Jeffrey M.D. Richardson;
(322) Donald E. Riffe, Jr.;
(323) Michael J. Riley;
(324) Scott O. Riner;
(325) Sean S. Rios;
(326) Kaitlyn B. Ritnour;
(327) Jason Rivera;
(328) Robert Rivera;
(329) Jose R. Rivera;
(330) Ricky N. Roberts;
(331) Steven M. Robin;
(332) Ernest M. Robinson;
(333) Daniel C. Rocha;
(334) Steven L. Rodriguez;
(335) Frank Rodriguez, Jr.;
(336) Lewis W. Roller;
(337) Pedro Romo;
(338) Frank Rosado;
(339) Brian L. Rowland;
(340) Harold L. Russell, II;
(341) Rhonda J. Russell;
(342) Donald L. Sahota;
(343) Anthony C. Salas;
(344) Daniel H. Salazar;
(345) Daniel J. Sanchez;
(346) Mike E. Sanchez, Jr.;
(347) Robert E. Sandoval;
(348) Douglas W. Sanford;
(349) Joseph A. Santana;
(350) Raquel V. Saunders;
(351) Toamalama W.L. Scanlan;
(352) Billy W. Scheets;
(353) Donald M. Scoby;
(354) Coby B. Seckinger;
(355) Brian L. Sember;
(356) Noah J. Shahnavaz;
(357) William J. Shibley;
(358) Brian R. Shields;
(359) Daryl W. Shuey;
(360) Nichole M. Shuff-Balint;
(361) Deborah Simpson-Rosario;
(362) Daniel Sincavage;
(363) Branden T. Sisca;
(364) Helen M. Smith;
(365) Reginald K. Smith;
(366) Lee E. Smith;
(367) Justin L. Smith;
(368) Gerald R. Smith;
(369) Mark Smith;
(370) Lonnie P. Sneed;
(371) Walter L. Soileau, Jr.;
(372) William Soto;
(373) Dustin K. Speckels;
(374) Michael R. Springer;
(375) John D. Stayrook;
(376) Richard L. Stephens;
(377) Myiesha B. Stewart;
(378) Edward L. Stewart;
(379) John Stewart;
(380) Charles G. Stipetich;
(381) Kevin J. Stolinsky;
(382) Jeremiah J. Story;
(383) Terry W. Stowe;
(384) Trey M. Sutton;
(385) James R. Svec;
(386) Leonard J. Swanson;
(387) Robert B. Swartz;
(388) James G. Sweeney;
(389) Gary R. Taccone;
(390) Yiu T. Tao;
(391) Steven M. Taylor;
(392) Christopher E.J. Taylor;
(393) Timothy D. Tellez;
(394) Justin M. Terry;
(395) Truong T. Thai;
(396) Kenneth J. Thurman, Sr.;
(397) Joseph R. Tinoco;
(398) Houston R. Tipping;
(399) Lloyd M. Todd;
(400) Erin L. Tokley;
(401) Richard L. Tostenson;
(402) Gregory L. Triplett;
(403) Joseph A. Tripoli;
(404) Brandon P. Tsai;
(405) Talmadge L. Tucker, Jr.;
(406) Nicholas W. Tullier;
(407) Christopher M. Tully;
(408) Brian W. Turner;
(409) Jeffrey R. Turner;
(410) Dillon M. Vakoff;
(411) Lee D. Vance, Jr.;
(412) Sean E. Vandenberg;
(413) Charles B. Vannatta;
(414) Daniel F. Vasquez;
(415) Christopher M. Vaughn;
(416) Phillip J. Vavrinec, Jr.;
(417) Nicholas J. Vella;
(418) Rachel E. Vielmas;
(419) Janell L. Visser;
(420) Thomas D. Vitale;
(421) Matthew A. Vogel;
(422) Brian L. Vogel;
(423) Matthew S. Von Seydewitz;
(424) Charles C. Vroom, IV;
(425) Michael E. Wall;
(426) Daniel T. Wallace;
(427) Adam J. Webb;
(428) Gary L. Weinke;
(429) Nicholas D. Weist;
(430) Timothy E. Werner;
(431) Manuel C. Widner;
(432) Jeremy M.B. Wilkins;
(433) John K. Williams;
(434) Jayme L. Williams;
(435) Freddie L. Wilson;
(436) LaQuintin J. Wilson;
(437) John J. Wojciechowski;
(438) Curtis M. Worland;
(439) Dale L. Wyman;
(440) Matthew E. Yates;
(441) Robert C. Ynclan;
(442) Robert P. Young;
(443) Kay W. Zeger, Jr.; and
(444) Kristina M. Zell;
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 2023, 32 law enforcement officers
were reported to have been killed in the line of duty: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, 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) recognizes the law enforcement community for continual
unseen acts of sacrifice and heroism, especially in the midst
of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis faced by the United States;
(5) acknowledges that police officers and other law
enforcement personnel, especially those who have made the
ultimate sacrifice, should be remembered and honored;
(6) 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
(7) 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.
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