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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 512 

Designating the week of May 13 through May 19, 2018, as ‘‘National Police 

Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2018 

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. 

HEITKAMP, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. KING, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CRUZ, 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BROWN, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

MORAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ALEXANDER, 

Mr. COONS, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. NELSON, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. DAINES, Mr. KAINE, Mr. JOHNSON, Ms. 

BALDWIN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. DONNELLY, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. 

DUCKWORTH, Mr. CORNYN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. CORTEZ

MASTO, Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. CORKER, Mr. TESTER, Mr. 

ENZI, Mr. CASEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. SMITH, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. 

PERDUE, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. HELLER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Mr. LEE, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. REED, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

MCCAIN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. INHOFE, 

and Mr. THUNE) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of May 13 through May 19, 2018, 

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; 


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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 

public they serve; 

Whereas law enforcement officers swear an oath to uphold 

the public trust despite the fact that through the performance of their duties, they too may become targets for 

senseless acts of violence; 

Whereas, in 1962, President 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’’, approved October 1, 1962 (36 U.S.C. 136) (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Joint Resolution’’), 

which authorizes the President of the United States to 

proclaim May 15 of every year as Peace Officers Memorial Day ‘‘in honor of the Federal, State, and municipal 

officers who have been killed or disabled 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 the 37th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial 

Service, held this year, will honor the 129 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2017, including 

Stephen L. Ackerman, Ryan M. Albin, Aaron W. Allan, 


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Damon C. Allen, Colt E. Allery, Shawn T. Anderson, Stephen J. Ballard, Curtis A. Bartlett, Berke M.M. Bates, 

Matthew S. Baxter, Justin L. Beard, Curtis B. Billue, 

William T. Bishop, Curtis W. Blackbird, Anthony J. 

Borostowski, Keith W. Boyer, Timothy A. Braden, Kevin 

J. Brewer, Julie A. England Bridges, Thomas C. Bunker, Mark J. Burbridge, Michael C. Butler, Meggan L. 

Callahan, Andrew J. Camilleri, Sr., James E. Chapman, 

Lucas F. Chellew, James E. Clark, Debra L. Clayton, 

Sander B. Cohen, Sean F. Cookson, Kenneth M. 

Copeland, Carl T. Cosper, Jr., Jaimie J.A. Cox, Aaron 

L. Crook, Henry J. Cullen III, Veronica S. Darden, Joel 

R. Davis, Benjamin A. De Los Santos-Barbosa, Nathan 

M. Desjardins, Mark G. Diebold, Steven E. DiSario, Bernard W. Domagala, Kenneth J. Doyle, Donald W. Durr, 

Floyd East, Jr., David J. Fahey, Jr., Brian S. Falb, 

Miosotis P. Familia, Jason M. Fann, Steven R. Floyd, 

Sr., Michael R. Foley, Robert A. French, Jason A. Garner, Randall S. Gibson, Jonathan W.R. Ginka, Nathan 

B. Graves, Clinton F. Greenwood, Thomas J. Hannon, 

Jason G. Harris, Charleston V. Hartfield, Kevin M. 

Haverly, Kristen N. Hearne, Joe W. Heddy, Jr., Devin 

P. Hodges, David J. Hoefler, Richard S. Howard III, 

Stephen R. Jenkins, Sr., Robert J. Johnson, Donald O. 

Kimbrough, Stephen T. Kubinski, Houston J. Largo, 

Paul Lazinsky, Craig E. Lehner, Justin A. Leo, Norman 

C. Lewis, Angel L. Lorenzo-Gonzalez, Michael D. 

Louviere, Kevin C. Mainhart, Elias Martinez, Rogelio 

Martinez, William A. Mathews, Hector L. Matias-Torres, 

Steven D. McDonald, Marcus A. McNeil, Gregory M. 

Meagher, Mark L. Mecham, Roberto Medina-Mariani, 

Jay R. Memmelaar, Jr., D. Heath Meyer, Gary L. Michael, Jr., Michael P. Middlebrook, Christopher J. 


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Monica, Joshua S. Montaad, Mason P. Moore, Isaac Morales, Miguel I. Moreno, Marvin S. Moyer, Eric W. 

Mumaw, Raymond A. Murrell, Thomas P. Nipper, Rickey 

O’Donald, Terrence S. O’Hara, Timothy J. O’Neill, Eric 

B. Overall, Chad W. Parque, Zackari S. Parrish III, 

Steve A. Perez, Monty D. Platt, Daniel K. Rebman, Jr., 

Nicholas A. Rodman, Robert P. Rumfelt, Wendy L. 

Shannon, Brian D. Shaw, Justin J. Smith, Michael P. 

Stewart III, Sean M. Suiter, Matthew L. Tarentino, 

Shana R. Tedder, Jimmy D. Tennyson, Justin M. 

Terney, David Torres-Chaparro, Andre H. Van Vegten, 

David J. Wade, Jerry R. Walker, James M. Wallace, Michael T. Walter, Patrick N. Weatherford, Jason T. 

Weiland, and Elise A. Ybarra; and 

Whereas, since the beginning of 2018, more than 50 law enforcement officers from across the United States have 

made the ultimate sacrifice: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the week of May 13 through May 

3 19, 2018, as ‘‘National Police Week’’; 

4 (2) expresses strong support for law enforce5 ment officers across the United States in their ef6 forts to build safer and more secure communities; 

7 (3) recognizes the need to ensure that law en8 forcement officers have the equipment, training, and 

9 resources necessary to protect their health and safe10 ty while they are protecting the public; 

11 (4) recognizes the members of the law enforce12 ment community for their selfless acts of bravery; 


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1 (5) acknowledges that police officers and other 

2 law enforcement personnel who have made the ulti3 mate sacrifice should be remembered and honored; 

4 (6) expresses condolences to the loved ones of 

5 each law enforcement officer who has made the ulti6 mate sacrifice in the line of duty; and 

7 (7) encourages the people of the United States 

8 to observe National Police Week with appropriate 

9 ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of 

10 the vital role law enforcement officers perform safe11 guarding the public trust for the United States. 

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