A resolution designating the week of May 9 through May 15, 2021, as "National Police Week".

III 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 215 Designating the week of May 9 through May 15, 2021, as ‘‘National Police Week’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 13, 2021 Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. COONS, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. COR- NYN, Mr. KING, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CASEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. COL- LINS, Mr. TESTER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. THUNE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. WARNOCK, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BRAUN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. BURR, Ms. KLO- BUCHAR, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. CARPER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DAINES, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. LEE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. KEN- NEDY, Mr. SASSE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. MCCONNELL, and Mr. CRUZ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating the week of May 9 through May 15, 2021, as ‘‘National Police Week’’. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 215 ATS Whereas Federal, State, local, and Tribal police officers, sheriffs, and other law enforcement officers across the United States are charged with— (1) protecting and serving their communities and the public; (2) pursuing justice for all individuals; and (3) performing the duties of a law enforcement offi- cer 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, through a pandemic and at the cost of their own lives, law enforcement officers have continued to bravely meet the call of duty to ensure the security of their neighborhoods and communities; Whereas the resolve to service is clearly demonstrated by law enforcement officers across the United States who have tragically fallen ill as a result of, or passed away due to complications from, COVID–19 contracted in the line of duty; Whereas, in 1962, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed Public Law 87–726 (36 U.S.C. 136) (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 other- wise injured in the line of duty; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 215 ATS 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, 2021, honors the 306 law enforcement officers, who served with valor, dignity, and integrity, killed in the line of duty in 2020, includ- ing— (1) Raymond C. Abear; (2) Daniel R. Abramovitz; (3) Olufela A. Adebiyi; (4) Agustin Aguilar, Jr.; (5) Louis H. Aguirre; (6) Tab T. Ali; (7) L. Dale Allen; (8) Jared M. Allison; (9) Keith S. Allison; (10) Michael H. Ambrosino; (11) Cornelius B. Anderson; (12) Alexander A. Arango; (13) Levi K. Arnold, Sr.; (14) Jane A. Ash; (15) George B. Baker; (16) Richard M. Barry; (17) Kejuane A. Bates; (18) Shannon S. Bennett; (19) Kendle G. Blackburn; (20) James H. Blair; (21) Tamarris L. Bohannon; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 215 ATS (22) Thomas E. Booz; (23) Raymond A. Boseman; (24) Lebouath A. Boua; (25) Jairo A. Bravo; (26) Brad A. Briscoe; (27) Mark C. Brown; (28) Lemuel D. Bruce, Jr.; (29) Joseph J. Bullock; (30) Jose A. Buso; (31) Jorge Cabrera; (32) Irving G. Callender; (33) Craig L. Capolino; (34) Robert A. Cardona; (35) Christopher D. Carney; (36) Gregory S. Carnicle; (37) Carlo J. Cayabyab; (38) Dudley J. Champ; (39) Angela D. Chavers; (40) Ismael Z. Chavez; (41) Andrew D. Clark; (42) Michael W. Clegg; (43) Coy D. Coffman, Jr.; (44) Harry M. Cohen; (45) James D. Coleman; (46) Donafay Collins; (47) Kevin D. Collins; (48) Michael A. Conners; (49) James M. Cornacchia; (50) Efren Coronel; (51) Charlie J. Cortez; (52) Kaitlin M. Cowley; (53) Larry D. Crom; (54) Christopher D. Cronin; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •SRES 215 ATS (55) Christopher M. Cunningham, Sr.; (56) Jennifer M. Czarnecki; (57) James L. Dancy; (58) William J. Darnell; (59) Norman O. Daye, Jr.; (60) Angel M. de la Fuente; (61) Roel de la Fuente; (62) Timothy P. de la Fuente; (63) Lyle G. Denny; (64) Thomas W. Devlin; (65) Anthony H. Dia; (66) Jose A. Diaz-Ayala; (67) Marco DiFranco; (68) William E. Doubraski; (69) Paul P. Dunn; (70) Stephen C. Dutton; (71) Mark R. Eckenrode; (72) Christopher L. Elder; (73) Stanley C. Elrod; (74) Kurtis J. Enget; (75) Terrence A. Engle; (76) Tiffany Victoria B. Enriquez; (77) Christopher E. Ewing; (78) Kenneth D. Foley; (79) Maurice C. Ford; (80) Randall C. French; (81) Frank L. Gagliano; (82) Tracy A. Gaines; (83) Herbert J. Garcia; (84) Jose´ A. Garcı´a Va´zquez; (85) William R. Garner; (86) Edelmiro Garza, Jr.; (87) Steven M. Gaudet, Jr.; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •SRES 215 ATS (88) Maria Gibbs; (89) Andrew J. Gillette; (90) Raul A. Gomez; (91) Marco A. Gonzales; (92) Jonathon K. Goodman, Sr.; (93) Michael H. Grannis; (94) Kaia L. Grant; (95) Gail S. Green-Gilliam; (96) Rickie Groves; (97) Lawrence A. Guarnieri; (98) Claude W. Guillory; (99) Damon C. Gutzwiller; (100) Parnell L. Guyton; (101) Mark A. Hall, Sr.; (102) Robert J. Hall; (103) Jacob W. Hancher; (104) Kenneth W. Harbin; (105) Ryan P. Hendrix; (106) Michael L. Henry, Jr.; (107) Marylou P. Hernandez-Armer; (108) Tyler A. Herndon; (109) L. Mario Herrera; (110) Avery D. Hillman; (111) Curt Holland; (112) Charles E. Holt III; (113) Cody N. Holte; (114) Jeffrey C. Hopkins; (115) Glenn D. Hutto, Jr.; (116) Kenny B. Ingram; (117) Thomas M. Inman; (118) Anthony T. Jackson, Sr.; (119) Domingo Jasso III; (120) Benjamin M. Jenkins; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 7 •SRES 215 ATS (121) Aubrey T. Johnson, Jr.; (122) Cassie M. Johnson; (123) Craig V. Johnson; (124) Eric T. Johnson; (125) Te’Juan F. Johnson; (126) Waldis V. Johnson; (127) Antoine P. Jones; (128) Jerry W. Jones; (129) Lynn D. Jones; (130) Jason W. Judd; (131) William C. Jumper, Jr.; (132) Kaulike S. G. Kalama; (133) Ethan R. Kaskin; (134) Julian L. Keen, Jr.; (135) David W. Kellywood; (136) Craig L. King; (137) James T. Kirk; (138) Jason M. Knox; (139) Christopher S. Korzilius; (140) Philip Kraverotis; (141) John J. Kuhar, Jr.; (142) Jeremy C. LaDue; (143) Joseph W. Lange; (144) Shirley J. Lanning; (145) Ernest Leal, Jr.; (146) Breann R. Leath; (147) Destin S. Legieza; (148) Justin C. Lenz; (149) Kenneth R. Lester; (150) Erik L. Lloyd; (151) Marshall L. London, Jr.; (152) Anthony J. Lucanto; (153) Nathan J. Lyday; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 8 •SRES 215 ATS (154) Harold F. MacGilvray, Jr.; (155) Brian L. Magee; (156) Jose P. Marquez; (157) Clifford W. Martin, Sr.; (158) Glenn T. F. Martinez; (159) Lionel Q. Martinez, Jr.; (160) Miguel A. Martı´nez Ortiz; (161) Wyatt C. Maser; (162) Alan D. McCollum; (163) Bronc J. McCoy; (164) Richard McCoy; (165) Christopher B. McDonnell; (166) Anthony C. McGrew: (167) Adam S. McMillan; (168) Brian K. McNair; (169) Kenneth R. Meisel; (170) Jon M. Melvin; (171) Juan Menchaca, Jr.; (172) Maria L. Mendez; (173) Daniel L. Mendoza III; (174) Frank R. Milillo, Sr.; (175) Steven A. Minor; (176) Bobby R. Montgomery; (177) Angelanette Moore; (178) Titus T. Moore; (179) Jose C. Mora, Jr.; (180) Gabe Morales; (181) Johan Mordan; (182) William T. Morris; (183) Berisford A. Morse; (184) Michael S. Mosher; (185) Dale E. Multer; (186) Eric K Murray; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 9 •SRES 215 ATS (187) Alfonso H. Murrieta; (188) Benny N. Napoleon; (189) Mikkos L. Newman; (190) Ronald Newman; (191) Charles E. Norton; (192) Jose M. Novoa; (193) Daniel G. Oaks; (194) Richard W. O’Brien, Jr.; (195) James R. O’Connor IV; (196) Thomas A. Ogungbire; (197) Dennis R. Oliver, Jr.; (198) Nicholas D. O’Rear; (199) Andy Ornelas; (200) S. Renee Padgett; (201) Leroy G. Palmer; (202) Omar E. Palmer; (203) Donald E. Parker; (204) Jonathan D. Parnell; (205) Betty A. Pascarella; (206) AlTerek S. Patterson; (207) Luis O. Pen˜a, Jr.; (208) Corey Pendergrass; (209) Nelson Perdomo; (210) Ricardo Perez-Ortiz; (211) Alexander R. Pettiway, Jr.; (212) Jason K. Phan; (213) Sypraseuth Phouangphrachanh; (214) Dylan S. Pickle; (215) Kietrell M. Pitts; (216) Jack V. Polimeni; (217) Harold L. Preston; (218) Dale T. Provins, Jr.; (219) Nancy Puca; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 10 •SRES 215 ATS (220) Charles O. Pugh II; (221) Justin R. Putnam; (222) Allan F. Ray; (223) Stephen L. Raymond; (224) Aldemar Rengifo, Jr.; (225) Nicholas L. Reyna; (226) John A. Rhoden; (227) M. Wayne Rhodes; (228) Donna M. Richardson-Below; (229) Richard Rios; (230) Sheila J. Rivera; (231) George B. Robare; (232) Charles E. Roberts III; (233) Oscar W. Rocha; (234) Rodrick L. Rodgers; (235) Mayra M. Rodrı´guez-Burgado; (236) Robert W. Rogers; (237) Mark J. Romutis; (238) Enrique J. Rositas, Jr.; (239) LaKiya L. Rouse; (240) Caleb D. Rule; (241) Alex Ruperto; (242) Nolan J. Sanders; (243) Jose A. Santana; (244) Lucas G. Saucedo, Jr.; (245) Dean M. Savard; (246) Jeffrey A. Scalf; (247) Justin R. Schaffer; (248) David L. Schmidt; (249) Raymond J. Scholwinski; (250) Francesco S. Scorpo; (251) Brent W. P. Scrimshire; (252) Robert W. Sealock; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 11 •SRES 215 ATS (253) Bryant Searcy; (254) Jeffery W. Sewell; (255) Jonathan P. Shoop; (256) Jason N. Shuping; (257) James M. Skernivitz; (258) Christopher A. Smith; (259) Jeremy D. Smith; (260) Patrick D. Snook; (261) John D. Songy; (262) Joseph Spinosa; (263) Steven Splan; (264) Caleb H. Starr; (265) Philip E. Street; (266) Donald K. Sumner; (267) Robert C. Sunukjian; (268) Jarid D. Taylor; (269) Kenterrous D. Taylor; (270) Oscar J. Temores; (271) Marcus Thomas; (272) Virgil L. Thomas; (273) Katherine M. Thyne; (274) Kevin P. Trahan; (275) Richard C. Treadwell; (276) Marvin W. Trejo; (277) Johnny R. Tunches; (278) Herschel R. Turner, Jr.; (279) Eric J. Twisdale; (280) Brendan P. Unitt; (281) Randy M. Vallot; (282) Gary L. Walker; (283) James Walker, Jr.; (284) Travis C. Wallace; (285) Christopher R. Walsh; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 12 •SRES 215 ATS (286) Daniel G. Walters; (287) Lowery Ware, Sr.; (288) Marshall L. Waters, Jr.; (289) Allan J. Weber; (290) Lee R. Weber; (291) James W. Weston, Jr.; (292) Anthony L. White; (293) Sheldon G. Whiteman; (294) Richard E. Whitten; (295) Kelvin D. Wilcher; (296) Charlie Williams, Jr.; (297) Keith D. Williams, Sr.; (298) Sharon M. Williams; (299) Stephen P. Williams; (300) Dwight E. Willis; (301) Jackson R. Winkeler; (302) Richard A. Wright; (303) Ching K. Yan; (304) Sheena D. Yarbrough-Powell; (305) Terrell D. Young; and (306) Joseph M. Youse; and Whereas, since the beginning of 2021, 119 law enforcement officers from across the United States have made the ul- timate sacrifice: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) designates the week of May 9 through May 2 15, 2021, as ‘‘National Police Week’’; 3 (2) expresses strong support for law enforce- 4 ment officers across the United States in the efforts 5 that those officers undertake to build safer and more 6 secure communities; 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 May 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR215.ATS SR215 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 13 •SRES 215 ATS (3) recognizes the need to ensure that law en- 1 forcement officers have the equipment, training, and 2 resources necessary to protect the health and safety 3 of the officers and the public they serve; 4 (4) recognizes the law enforcement community 5 for the continual selfless acts of sacrifice and brav- 6 ery carried out by the members of that community; 7 (5) recognizes that, even through a pandemic 8 and at the cost of their own lives, law enforcement 9 officers continue to show up and serve their neigh- 10 borhoods and communities; 11 (6) acknowledges that police officers and other 12 law enforcement personnel, especially those who have 13 made the ultimate sacrifice, should be remembered 14 and honored; 15 (7) expresses condolences to the loved ones of 16 each law enforcement officer who has made the ulti- 17 mate sacrifice in the line of duty; and 18 (8) encourages the people of the United States 19 to observe National Police Week with appropriate 20 ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of 21 the vital role that law enforcement officers perform 22 in service to the United States and the communities 23 in which those officers serve. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 201 [Text truncated for display. 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