,,iii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eed ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ac1 #bjaf ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4 ,franken7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,honoring the life of ,jacob ,wetterling and the efforts of ,patty ,wetterling and the ,wetterling family to find abducted children and support their families4 ,whereas ,patty and ,jerry ,wetterling faced the unimaginable tragedy of having their #aa-year-old son1 ,jacob ,wetterling1 abducted near their home in ,stearns ,county1 ,minnesota1 on ,october #bb1 #aihi2 ,whereas ,jacob ,wetterling was taken at gunpoint and his disappearance remained unsolved for nearly #bg years2 ,whereas ,jacob ,wetterling's body was not recovered until ,september of #bjaf2 ,whereas ,patty ,wetterling bravely turned her grief into action and devoted her life to advocating for missing and exploited children2 ,whereas ,patty ,wetterling has become a nationally recognized educator on child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children2 ,whereas ,patty ,wetterling serves on the ,board of ,directors of the ,national ,center for ,missing and ,exploited ,children2 ,whereas ,patty ,wetterling and her husband co-founded the ,jacob ,wetterling ,resource ,center to educate communities about child safety issues to prevent child exploitation and abductions2 ,whereas ,patty ,wetterling authored the publication ,when ,your ,child is ,missing3 ,a ,family ,survival ,guide1 along with #d other families2 ,whereas ,patty ,wetterling served for more than #g years as ,director of ,sexual ,violence ,prevention for the ,minnesota ,department of ,health2 ,whereas the ,star ,tribune selected ,patty ,wetterling as one of the #ajj ,most ,influential ,minnesotans of the ,century2 ,whereas ,patty ,wetterling's efforts led to the passage of the ,jacob ,wetterling ,crimes ,against ,children and ,sexually ,violent ,offender ,registration ,act 7,public ,law #ajc-cbb2 #ajh ,stat4 #bjch71 a ,federal law that requires ,states to implement a sex offender and crimes against children registry2 and ,whereas ,jacob ,wetterling's memory lives on through the efforts of the ,wetterling family3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate honors-- 7#a7 the life of ,jacob ,wetterling2 and 7#b7 the efforts of ,patty ,wetterling and the ,wetterling family to prevent child exploitation and abductions across the ,united ,states4