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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 173 

Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as ‘‘National Police 

Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 18, 2017 

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 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, 

as ‘‘National Police Week’’. 

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 


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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 


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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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the week of May 15 through May 

3 21, 2017, as ‘‘National Police Week’’; 

4 (2) expresses strong support for law enforce5 ment officers across the United States for 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 

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1 ty while the law enforcement officers are protecting 

2 the public; 

3 (4) recognizes the members of the law enforce4 ment community for their selfless acts of bravery; 

5 (5) acknowledges that police officers and other 

6 law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate 

7 sacrifice should be remembered and honored; 

8 (6) expresses condolences to the loved ones of 

9 each law enforcement officer who has made the ulti10 mate sacrifice in the line of duty; and 

11 (7) encourages the people of the United States 

12 to observe National Police Week with appropriate 

13 ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of 

14 the vital role of law enforcement officers in building 

15 safer and more secure communities across the 

16 United States. 

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