III 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 112 

Commending employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant 

at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, and members 

of the Capitol Hill community for their courage and professionalism 

following the biochemical attack against the Senate on April 16, 2013. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 24, 2013 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. 

AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. 

BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COATS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. COWAN, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 

Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, 

Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. 

KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, 

Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

PORTMAN, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. 

ROCKEFELLER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, 

Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commending employees of the Senate Post Office, employees 


rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•SRES 112 ATS 

of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of 

the Capitol Police, and members of the Capitol Hill 

community for their courage and professionalism following the biochemical attack against the Senate on April 

16, 2013. 

Whereas approximately 30,000 legislative branch employees 

work in the United States Capitol Complex, including approximately 6,200 employees of the Senate, 11,500 employees of the House of Representatives, and 12,800 employees of other entities; 

Whereas the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate implemented 

enhanced mail screening procedures following the opening 

of a letter containing anthrax spores that was delivered 

to the Senate on October 15, 2001; 

Whereas employees of the Senate Post Office mail screening 

facility in Landover, Maryland, serve as the first line of 

defense of the Senate against biochemical threats delivered through the mail; 

Whereas employees of the Senate Post Office mail screening 

facility in Landover, Maryland, successfully intercepted 

an envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison 

ricin on April 16, 2013; 

Whereas employees of the Senate Post Office mail screening 

facility in Landover, Maryland, immediately implemented 

emergency protocols and contacted the Capitol Police and 

medical emergency response teams; and 

Whereas the Capitol Police, other law enforcement agencies, 

and medical professionals responded expeditiously to the 

mail screening facility in Landover, Maryland, and performed their duties with courage and professionalism in 


rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•SRES 112 ATS 

spite of the threat of toxic exposure: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commends employees of the Senate Post Of3 fice, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Sen4 ate, members of the Capitol Police, and members of 

5 the Capitol Hill community for their courage, profes6 sionalism, and dedication to serving the public in re7 sponse to the biochemical attack against the Senate 

8 on April 16, 2013; 

9 (2) recognizes the congressional leadership, con10 gressional employees, the Capitol Police, and the Of11 fice of the Attending Physician for establishing ef12 fective screening methods and response plans that 

13 prevented injury and death within the United States 

14 Capitol Complex; and 

15 (3) requests that the President recognize the 

16 courage and professionalism of the employees of the 

17 Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at 

18 Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, 

19 and members of the Capitol Hill community for 

20 their steadfast service to the public in defiance of 

21 those who seek to disrupt the constitutional duties 

22 of the legislative branch. 

Æ 


rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS