Recognizing law enforcement officers who have tragically passed away from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill: 117-hres-766
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2021-11-03
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Congressional tributes

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Law enforcement officers

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution memorializes the law enforcement officers who have lost their lives due to COVID-19, as well as those who may still lose their lives as a result of the pandemic.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 766 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2021 Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Owens , and Mrs. Demings ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Recognizing law enforcement officers who have tragically passed away from the COVID–19 pandemic.

Whereas COVID–19 (SARS–CoV–2), a novel coronavirus, is a deadly illness that can transmit from person to person; Whereas, in 2020, COVID–19 began to spread throughout the United States and throughout the world, initiating a global pandemic that has had a calamitous impact on our economy, communities, small businesses, and human life; Whereas, in March 2020, communities in every State began to experience an influx of death from COVID–19; Whereas, beginning in 2020, individuals across the United States continue to be impacted by COVID–19; Whereas, by the end of September 2021, there were approximately 43,000,000 known cases of the coronavirus in the United States, and more than 685,000 people have tragically lost their lives from COVID–19; Whereas, by the end of April 2020, there were approximately 906,000 full-time law enforcement officers in the United States; Whereas the law enforcement community provides public service and protection for all Americans, knowing that officers could face danger at any time while carrying out their duties to keep American citizens safe from harm; Whereas law enforcement officers protect Americans from individuals who seek to perpetrate crime and violence, and endanger innocent lives; Whereas law enforcement officers willingly face dangerous situations and the threat of serious bodily injury or death on a daily basis to ensure the safety of all American citizens; Whereas, as of October 25, 2021, the House of Representatives honors the following 485 fallen law enforcement officers that have lost their lives from COVID–19— (1) Adam Dale Whisenant; (2) Agustin Aguilar, Jr.; (3) Mark Christopher Brown; (4) Aldemar Rengifo, Jr.; (5) Alex Ruperto; (6) Alexander A. Arango; (7) Alexander Gwosdz; (8) Alexander Reginald Pettiway, Jr.; (9) Alfonso H. Murrieta; (10) Alfred Jimenez; (11) Alfredo M. Ibarra; (12) Allan Joseph Weber; (13) Allen Bruce Trivett; (14) AlTerek Shaundel Patterson; (15) Andrew Raymond Bouchard; (16) Andrew Robert MacDonald; (17) Angel De La Fuente; (18) Angela Dinece Chavers; (19) Anthony Charles McGrew; (20) Anthony Christopher Testa; (21) Anthony Lynn Hardie; (22) Anthony Nicoletti; (23) Anthony Standley; (24) Anthony Terrance Jackson, Sr.; (25) Antoine Pierre Jones; (26) Arnulfo Pargas; (27) Arturo Villegas; (28) Avery Delshawn Hillman; (29) Barry Edwin Henderson; (30) Berisford Anthony Morse; (31) Beverly Good; (32) Billy Dewayne Allen, Sr.; (33) Bobby Almager; (34) Bobby Rodriguez Montgomery; (35) Bonnie Nicole Jones; (36) Brad Andrew Briscoe; (37) Brandi Stock; (38) Brandon Ard; (39) Brenda Lee LaFaso; (40) Brian Keith McNair; (41) Brian Leath Magee; (42) Brian Pingry; (43) Broderick Richard Daye; (44) Bronc Justin McCoy; (45) Bryan Christopher Hawkins; (46) Byron Don Shields; (47) Carl Proper; (48) Carlo Jay Cayabyab; (49) Carlos Antonio Hernandez; (50) Carlos David Ortiz; (51) Carlos Mendoza; (52) Cedric G. Dixon; (53) Cesar Dangaran Sibonga; (54) Chad E. McBroom; (55) Charles C. Vroom; (56) Charles E. Rob Roberts, III; (57) Charles Edward Holt, III; (58) Charles Edward Norton; (59) Charles F. Dotson; (60) Charles Hughes; (61) Charles Otis Pugh, II; (62) Charles Warren Harris, Jr.; (63) Charles Wayne Catron; (64) Charlie Williams, Jr.; (65) Ching Kok CK Yan; (66) Chris Watson; (67) Christopher Alan Smith; (68) Christopher B. McDonnell; (69) Christopher Broadhead; (70) Christopher Dennis Cronin; (71) Christopher Doyle Carney; (72) Christopher Jay Bachelor; (73) Christopher Lynn Elder; (74) Christopher Michael Cunningham, Sr.; (75) Christopher Ray Wilson; (76) Christopher Shane Simpkins; (77) Claude Winston Guillory; (78) Clay Garrison; (79) Clay Morsell Germany; (80) Clifford Willie Martin, Sr.; (81) Clint Robin Seagle; (82) Clinton Adolphis Martin; (83) Clinton Joseph Ventrca; (84) Corey Pendergrass; (85) Coy Dale Coffman, Jr.; (86) Craig Lavorrowous King; (87) Crispin San Juan San Jose; (88) Dale Edward Multer; (89) Dale Sylvester, Jr.; (90) Daniel Duke Trujillo; (91) Daniel Eugene Watts; (92) Daniel Giorgi; (93) Daniel Glenn Oaks; (94) Daniel Lopez Mendoza, III; (95) Darrell Lamar Henderson; (96) Darryl Scout Goodrich, Jr.; (97) David A. Christensen; (98) David B. Ramirez; (99) David Bryant Saavedra; (100) David Edwin MacAlphine; (101) David G. Crumpler; (102) David Lynn Schmidt; (103) David Miller; (104) David Ruiz; (105) Dean Michael Savard; (106) Dennis Bennett; (107) Dennis Roy Oliver, Jr.; (108) Dennis W. Dixon; (109) Derek E. Sidwell; (110) Derek Scott Asdot; (111) Domingo Jasso, III; (112) Donafay Collins; (113) Donald Eugene Parker; (114) Donald Keith Sumner; (115) Donald Raymond Gilreath, III; (116) Donalds William Ramey; (117) Dudley James Champ; (118) Dustin Kyle Speckels; (119) Dustin Michael Beasley; (120) Dustin Slovacek; (121) Dwight Eugene Willis; (122) Earnest Oldham; (123) Echo Rodriguez; (124) Eddie B. Hutchison, III; (125) Edgar Buddy Pales, Jr.; (126) Edgar Morris; (127) Edgardo Acosta-Feliciano; (128) Edward John Marcurella, Jr.; (129) Edward Perez; (130) Efren Coronel; (131) Elizabeth Jones; (132) Enrique J. Rositas, Jr.; (133) Eric John Twisdale; (134) Eric K. Murray; (135) Eric Otis Ritter; (136) Eric Trivonte Johnson; (137) Eric. T. Gunderson; (138) Erik Larson Lloyd; (139) Ernest Leal, Jr.; (140) Ernest Quintero; (141) Esteban Stevie Ramirez, III; (142) Esther Charley; (143) Francesco Sebastiano Scorpo; (144) Frank Arnold; (145) Frank Gonzalez Holguin, III; (146) Frank Rocco Milillo, Sr.; (147) Frank Tobar; (148) Fred Alan Posavetz; (149) Freddie Joe Castro; (150) Freddie Vasquez; (151) Frederick H. Butch Cameron; (152) Gabe Morales; (153) Gabriel Forrest; (154) Gail S. Green-Gilliam; (155) Gary Louis Walker; (156) Genaro Guerrero; (157) George Bernie Robare; (158) Gerald Bear Smith; (159) Gilbert Clayton McClure; (160) Gilbert Polanco; (161) Gino Caputo; (162) Glenn Allen Green; (163) Glenn Skeens; (164) Glenn Timothy Francisco Martinez; (165) Grace A. Bellamy; (166) Gregory Campbell; (167) Gregory Cleveland Holland; (168) Gregory Lynn Triplett; (169) Gregory R. Young; (170) Harold Paul Skip Smith, Sr.; (171) Harry Buddy Hutchinson; (172) Hector Moya; (173) Henry Turner; (174) Herbert James Garcia; (175) Honorato Antones; (176) Howard K. Smith, III; (177) Huey P. Prymus, III; (178) Hugh Boyd Bennett; (179) Irving Gene Callender, III; (180) J. Adam Ashworth; (181) Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr.; (182) Jack Edward Gwynes; (183) Jack V. Polimeni; (184) Jackson Pongay; (185) Jairo Antonio Bravo; (186) James Anthony Sisk; (187) James David Coleman; (188) James Guynes; (189) James Herrera; (190) James Lawrence Buck Dancy; (191) James Michael Cornacchia; (192) James Morgan; (193) James N. Henry; (194) James Scott LaRue; (195) Erik James Skelton; (196) James Walker, Jr.; (197) James Willard Weston, Jr.; (198) Jane Alice Ash; (199) Jason Donaldson; (200) Jason Timothy Swanger; (201) Jeff Bain; (202) Jeffrey Christopher Hopkins; (203) Jeffery Robert Smith; (204) Jeffery Wade Sewell; (205) Jeffrey Allen Scalf; (206) Jeffrey Montoya; (207) Jennifer B. Sepot; (208) Jerad Lindsey; (209) Jeremy Devaughn Smith; (210) Jerry Esparza; (211) Jerry Steven Hemphill; (212) Jerry William Jones; (213) Jesse Wayne Bolton; (214) Jimmie Alexander Shindler; (215) Jimmy Garcia; (216) Jody Hull, Jr.; (217) Jody Smith; (218) Joe Landin; (219) Joe Olivares; (220) John D. Songy; (221) John Harris; (222) John J. Sonny Kuhar, Jr.; (223) John Lee Trout, Sr.; (224) John M. Borges; (225) John Michael Bowe; (226) John Reynolds; (227) John Richard Bullard, Jr.; (228) Johnny Ramos Tunches; (229) Jon Alexander Cooke; (230) Jon Michael Melvin; (231) Jonathan David Parnell; (232) Jonathon Keith Goodman; (233) Jorge Cabrera; (234) Jose A. Hernandez; (235) Jose Alfredo Diramos Joe Kates; (236) Jose Antonio Buso, Sr.; (237) Jose Antonio Diaz-Ayala; (238) José Antonio García-Vázquez; (239) Jose Antonio Santana; (240) Jose Cruz Mora; (241) Jose Fontanez; (242) Jose Manuel Novoa; (243) Jose Pedro Marquez; (244) Joseph A. Martini; (245) Joseph Brandon Gore; (246) Joseph Cappello; (247) Joseph J. Kurer; (248) Joseph Lloyd Greinke; (249) Joseph M. Youse; (250) Joseph Manning; (251) Joseph Spinosa; (252) Joseph William Lange; (253) Joshua Wayne Stewart; (254) Juan Alfonso John Delgado; (255) Juan Llanes; (256) Juan Manuel Gomez-Lopez; (257) Juan Manuel Urrutia; (258) Juan Menchaca; (259) Juan R. Ramírez-Padilla; (260) Juan Rafael Rivera-Padua; (261) Juan Rosado-López; (262) Julian Arsenio Priest; (263) Julio Lopez Beltran; (264) Justin Smith; (265) Keith D. Williams, Sr.; (266) Keith S. Allison; (267) Kejuane Artez Bates; (268) Kelvin D. Wilcher; (269) Kelvin Dewayne Mixon; (270) Kendle Glen Blackburn; (271) Kenneth J. Moore; (272) Kenneth Robert Meisel; (273) Kenneth Wayne Harbin; (274) Kevin Kokinis; (275) Kevin P. Trahan; (276) Kietrell Michael Pitts; (277) Kuo-sheng Johnny Wang; (278) Kurtis James Enget; (279) Kyle Melancon; (280) Lakiesha Tucker; (281) LaKiya Louise Rouse; (282) LaShonda Owens; (283) Lawrence Onley; (284) Lazaro R. Febles; (285) Lebouath A. Boua; (286) Lee D. Vance; (287) Lee Daniel Manns; (288) Leslie Dale Allen; (289) Leslie L. Graves, II; (290) Leslie Lentz; (291) Levi Kelling Arnold; (292) Lewis Franklin Cantey; (293) Lindal Dewayne Hall; (294) Logan Davis; (295) Lonny Hempstead; (296) Louis M. Livatino; (297) Lowery Ware, Sr.; (298) Loyd Ray Hamm; (299) Lucas G. Saucedo, Jr.; (300) Luis Arturo Hernandez, Sr.; (301) Luis H. Dominguez; (302) Lyle Gene Denny; (303) Lynn D. Jones; (304) M. Wayne Rhodes; (305) Manuel Christopher Widner; (306) Manuel Phillipe De La Rosa; (307) Marco Antonio Gonzales; (308) Marco DiFranco; (309) Marcus Thomas; (310) Maria Gibbs; (311) Maria Luisa Mendez; (312) Mark Albert Hall, Sr.; (313) Mark Joseph Romutis; (314) Marshall Lee Bem London, Jr.; (315) Martez Tez Hughes; (316) Marvin Wayne Trejo; (317) Marylou P. Hernandez-Armer; (318) Marzell Jerome Brooks; (319) Matthew Adam Jimenez; (320) Matthew Chandler Moore; (321) Matthew D. Razukas; (322) Maurice Reese Jackson; (323) Maurice Che’valier Ford; (324) Maybelle W. Hendricks; (325) Mayra Mercedes Rodríguez-Burgado; (326) Michael Alexander Conners; (327) Michael Allen Keathley; (328) Michael Ambrosino; (329) Michael D’Angelo Garigan; (330) Michael Donovan Teachout; (331) Michael J. Stokes; (332) Michael Lee; (333) Michael Neau; (334) Michael R. Flagg; (335) Michael Stevens; (336) Michael Todd Thomas; (337) Michael W. Clegg; (338) Michael Weiskopf; (339) Michelle Gattey; (340) Miguel Angel Martínez-Ortiz; (341) Mikkos Leonardo Newman; (342) Monica J. Riola; (343) N. Kyle Coleman; (344) Nelson Perdomo; (345) Nicholas Howell; (346) Noah Ryan LeBlanc; (347) Norman Odie Daye, Jr.; (348) Oliver Little; (349) Olufela A. Fella Adebiyi; (350) Omar E. Palmer; (351) Onochie Sunday Ikedionwu; (352) Oscar Walter Rocha; (353) Parnell Laroy Guyton; (354) Patrick David Snook; (355) Patrick Eugene Sloan; (356) Patrick Wayne Madison; (357) Paul Keith Mooney; (358) Paul Luciano; (359) Pedro Junior Pete Mejia; (360) Philip Edward Street; (361) Philip Kraverotis; (362) Phillip David Barron, Jr.; (363) Phillip Holbert; (364) Ralph Edward Serrano; (365) Ramsey O’Dell Mannon; (366) Randall Clayton French; (367) Randall Sims; (368) Randolph Boyd, Jr.; (369) Randy Michael Vallot; (370) Raquel Virginia Saunders; (371) Raul Adam Gomez; (372) Raul Salazar, Jr.; (373) Ray W. McCrary, Jr.; (374) Raymond Andrew Boseman; (375) Raymond C. Abear; (376) Raymond John Scholwinski; (377) Raymond Orion Williamson; (378) Renie Tumanda; (379) Ricardo Zarate; (380) Richard Allen Wright; (381) Richard Charles Treadwell; (382) Richard G. McCoy; (383) Richard John Frankie; (384) Richard Mark Barry; (385) Richard Paul Brown; (386) Richard Rios; (387) Richard Wendell Humphrey; (388) Richard William O’Brien, Jr.; (389) Rickie Allen Groves; (390) Ricky Neal Roberts; (391) Robert A. Cardona; (392) Robert Alan Williams; (393) Robert Allan Mayer, Jr.; (394) Robert Charles Sunukjian; (395) Craig Mills; (396) Robert Daye Daffin, Jr.; (397) Robert John Hall; (398) Robert Lewis Welch, III; (399) Robert Perez; (400) Robert Travelstead; (401) Robert Troy Joiner; (402) Robert Van Zeyl; (403) Robert Wayne Nicholson; (404) Robert Wayne Rogers; (405) Roberto Rodríguez-Hernández; (406) Rodney L. Davis, Sr.; (407) Rodrick L. Rodgers; (408) Rodrigo Delgado; (409) Roel De La Fuente; (410) Roger A. Mitchell; (411) Roger Joe Hodge, Sr.; (412) Ronald L. Owen; (413) Ronald Newman; (414) Ronald Rudy Butler; (415) Ross Dixon; (416) Ruben Facio; (417) Ruben Martinez; (418) Russell Freeman; (419) Scott D. Slip Mahoney; (420) Sean C. Hryc; (421) Sean Rahina Wilson; (422) Shad Hammond; (423) Shane Green; (424) Shane Owens; (425) Shannon Santo Bennett; (426) Sharon M. Williams; (427) Shaun Christopher Waters; (428) Sheila Janelle Rivera; (429) Benny N. Napoleon; (430) Sherry Kay Langford; (431) Sonny Lee Orbin; (432) Stephen Bradley Crazywolf Dutton; (433) Stephen Jones; (434) Stephen R. Desfosses; (435) Steve Urias; (436) Steven Allen Minor; (437) Steven Lee Marshall; (438) Steven Mazzotta; (439) Steven Michael Gaudet, Jr.; (440) Steven Reighard; (441) Susan Ann Roberts; (442) Sypraseuth Bud Phouangphrachanh; (443) Tab T. Ali; (444) Tara Leanne Cook; (445) Tawiwo Obele; (446) Te’Juan Fontrese T.J. Johnson; (447) Teresa H. Fuller; (448) Terrell Don Young; (449) Terry Sampson; (450) Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire; (451) Thomas Daniel Roberts, Jr.; (452) Thomas E. Booz; (453) Thomas E. Sawyer; (454) Thomas Infante, Sr.; (455) Timothy Beggs; (456) Timothy Lee Howell; (457) Timothy Michael Tanksley; (458) Timothy P. De La Fuente; (459) Titus Theopsy Moore; (460) Toby Keiser; (461) Tom Breedlove; (462) Tommy W. Cudd; (463) Tony M. Jordan; (464) Tracey Adams; (465) Tracy Allen Gaines; (466) Treva Preston; (467) Troy Allen Adkins; (468) Troy K. Morin; (469) Ty Alan Powell; (470) Tyler Britt; (471) Vassar Richmond; (472) Vicky James; (473) Virgil Lynn Thomas, Sr.; (474) Wayne Douglas Snyder; (475) William Diaz; (476) William Edward Marsh; (477) William J. Sullivan, Jr.; (478) William James Darnell; (479) William Jeffery Yancey; (480) William Lyle Gardner; (481) William Oscar McMurtray, III; (482) William T. Morris; (483) Willie Earl Hall; (484) Wilmot Sandlin Sandy McCain; and (485) Yokemia L. Conyers; Whereas the coronavirus pandemic continues to have an impact on the United States and countries around the world; and Whereas with each life lost and particularly the lives of 485 fallen law enforcement officers, it is important to recognize their service and the tragedy of their loss: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) memorializes those fallen law enforcement officers who have lost their lives due to COVID–19, as well as those officers who may still perish in the future as a result of this deadly pandemic; (2) recognizes the great service and personal sacrifices of each fallen law enforcement officer; and (3) expresses strong support, deep appreciation, and its sincerest sympathy to the families of those fallen law enforcement officers who protected and served our communities.