,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ddi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4      
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,begich1   
,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4      
,hagan1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 
,franken1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4      
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1  
,mr4 ,pryor1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,cardin1
 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4         
,cochran1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,ms4 ,warren1 
,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4      
,murray1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4         
,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 and ,ms4     
,klobuchar7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
and honoring the dedication and         
sacrifice of 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   

individuals 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 law enforcement      
officers greatly risk their personal    
safety to serve individuals in the      
,united ,states as guardians of the     
peace2 ,whereas law enforcement officers
 are often on the front lines in        
protecting the schools and school       
children in the ,united ,states2        
,whereas1 in #bjac1 #aja law enforcement
 officers across the ,united ,states    
were killed in the line of duty2        
,whereas ,congress should strongly      
support initiatives to reduce violent   
crime and contribute to the safety of   
law enforcement officers1 including--   
7#a7 providing such officers with       
equipment of the highest quality and    
modernity2  7#b7 increasing the         
availability and use of bullet-resistant
 vests for such officers2  7#c7         
improving training for such officers2   

and  7#d7 providing advanced emergency  
medical care for such officers2 ,whereas
 more than #ai1jjj ,federal1 ,state1 and
 local law enforcement officers lost    
their lives in the line of duty while   
protecting citizens of the ,united      
,states1 and the names of such officers 
are engraved on the ,national ,law      
,enforcement ,officers ,memorial in     
,washington1 ,,dc2 ,whereas1 in #aifb1  
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy designated
 ,may #ae as ,national ,peace ,officers 
,memorial ,day2 and ,whereas1 on ,may   
#ae1 #bjad1 more than #bj1jjj law       
enforcement officers are expected to    
gather in ,washington1 ,,dc1 to join the
 families of their fallen comrades to   
honor those comrades and all law        
enforcement officers who have fallen    
before them3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commemorates   
and acknowledges the dedication and     
sacrifices of the ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local law enforcement officers who have 
been killed or injured in the line of   

duty2  7#b7 recognizes ,may #ae1 #bjad1 
as ,national ,peace ,officers ,memorial 
,day2 and  7#c7 calls on the people of  
the ,united ,states to observe that day 
with appropriate ceremonies1 solemnity1 
appreciation1 and respect4