III 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 216 

Designating the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, as ‘‘National Police 

Week’’. 

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. LUJA ́N, 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 

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; 


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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; 


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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) Je ́an-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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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; 


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(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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the week of May 14 through May 

3 20, 2023, as ‘‘National Police Week’’; 

4 (2) expresses unwavering support for law en5 forcement officers across the United States in the 

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1 (3) recognizes the need to ensure that law en2 forcement officers have the equipment, training, and 

3 resources that are necessary in order to protect the 

4 health and safety of the officers while the officers 

5 protect the public; 

6 (4) recognizes the law enforcement community 

7 for continual unseen acts of sacrifice and heroism, 

8 especially in the midst of the COVID–19 pandemic 

9 crisis faced by the United States; 

10 (5) acknowledges that police officers and other 

11 law enforcement personnel, especially those who have 

12 made the ultimate sacrifice, should be remembered 

13 and honored; 

14 (6) expresses condolences and solemn apprecia15 tion to the loved ones of each law enforcement offi16 cer who has made the ultimate sacrifice in the line 

17 of duty; and 

18 (7) encourages the people of the United States 

19 to observe National Police Week by honoring law en20 forcement personnel and promoting awareness of the 

21 essential mission that law enforcement personnel un22 dertake in service to their communities and the 

23 United States. 

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