III 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 5 

Honoring the memory of Officer Brian David Sicknick of the United States 

Capitol Police for his selfless acts of heroism on the grounds of the 

United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 19, 2021 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, 

Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. 

BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. 

COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. 

DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. 

HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, 

Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. 

LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. 

LUMMIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, 

Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 

SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. 

TOOMEY, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the memory of Officer Brian David Sicknick of 

the United States Capitol Police for his selfless acts 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
2 

•SRES 5 ATS 

of heroism on the grounds of the United States Capitol 

on January 6, 2021. 

Whereas Brian David Sicknick was born in New Brunswick, 

New Jersey in 1978, the youngest of 3 sons to Gladys 

and Charles Sicknick; 

Whereas Officer Sicknick served his country in the New Jersey Air National Guard both on American soil and in 

overseas deployments, from 1997 until his honorable discharge in 2003; 

Whereas Officer Sicknick joined the United States Capitol 

Police in July, 2008 and served most recently in the 

First Responder’s Unit; 

Whereas a joint session of Congress met in the United States 

Capitol on January 6, 2021, for the purpose of counting 

the votes of the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential 

election, as required by the Constitution of the United 

States; 

Whereas on the afternoon of January 6, 2021, rioters attacked the United States Capitol with the goal of disrupting the counting of the electoral votes; 

Whereas Officer Sicknick responded to these riots bravely 

and was seriously injured in the course of his duty; 

Whereas Officer Sicknick returned to his division office, collapsed, and was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries; 

Whereas Officer Sicknick is survived by family and loved 

ones, including his parents, Charles and Gladys, 2 brothers, Ken and Craig, his longtime girlfriend of 11 years, 

Sandra Garza, his Aunt Alberta, Uncle Ray, Cousin 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
3 

•SRES 5 ATS 

Aaron, Aunt Elaine, and 2 dachshunds, Sparky and Pebbles; and 

Whereas Officer Sicknick, his colleagues at the United States 

Capitol Police, and their Federal and local law enforcement partners who responded to the attack on the Capitol, and National Guard partners are true national heroes to whom the United States owes a deep debt of gratitude: Now, therefore be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate— 

3 (A) honors the memory of United States 

4 Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick for the 

5 selfless acts of heroism displayed on January 6, 

6 2021, in risking and sacrificing his life in the 

7 line of duty; 

8 (B) calls upon the appropriate law enforce9 ment agencies to investigate and bring to jus10 tice those responsible for the January 6, 2021, 

11 attack on the United States Capitol and the 

12 death of Officer Sicknick; and 

13 (C) respectfully requests that the Secretary 

14 of the Senate— 

15 (i) communicate this resolution to the 

16 House of Representatives; and 

17 (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 

18 resolution to the family of United States 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
4 

•SRES 5 ATS 

1 Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick; 

2 and 

3 (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

4 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem5 ory of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. 

6 Sicknick. 

Æ 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS