,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #adj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 
#bjac ,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,mr4       
,toomey7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
and acknowledging the dedication and    
sacrifices made by the ,federal1 ,state1
 and local law enforcement officers who 
have been killed or injured in the line 
of duty4  ,whereas the well-being of all
 people in the ,united ,states is       
preserved and enhanced as a direct      
result of the vigilance and dedication  
of law enforcement officers2 ,whereas   
more than #ijj1jjj men and women1 at    
great risk to their personal safety1    
serve the people of the ,united ,states 
as guardians of the peace2 ,whereas     
peace officers are on the front lines in
 protecting the schools and             
schoolchildren of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas1 in #bjab1 #abj peace officers 

across the ,united ,states were killed  
in the line of duty2 ,whereas ,congress 
should strongly support initiatives to  
reduce violent crime and to increase the
 factors that contribute to the safety  
of law enforcement officers2 ,whereas   
more than #ai1jjj ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local law enforcement officers whose    
names are engraved upon the ,national   
,law ,enforcement ,officers ,memorial in
 ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1   
lost their lives in the line of duty    
while protecting the people of the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #aifb1    
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy designated
 ,may #ae as ,national ,peace ,officers 
,memorial ,day2 and ,whereas1 on ,may   
#ae1 #bjac1 more than #bj1jjj peace     
officers are expected to gather in      
,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 to 
join the families of their              
recently-fallen comrades to honor those 
comrades and all others who went before 
them3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 
,senate--  7#a7 commemorates and        

acknowledges the dedication and         
sacrifices made by the ,federal1 ,state1
 and local law enforcement officers who 
have been killed or injured in the line 
of duty2  7#b7 recognizes ,may #ae1     
#bjac1 as ,national ,peace ,officers    
,memorial ,day2 and  7#c7 calls on the  
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,national ,peace ,officers ,memorial   
,day with appropriate ceremony1         
solemnity1 appreciation1 and respect4