United States SRES 735: A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".

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119TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION S. RES. 735
Designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as ‘‘National Police
Week’’.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 14, 2026
Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. THUNE, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr.
MCCONNELL, Mr. KING, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. PAUL, Mr.
PADILLA, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. KAINE, Mr. GRA-
HAM, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mrs. BRITT, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. HUSTED,
Mr. FETTERMAN, Mrs. MOODY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. CORTEZ
MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr.
REED, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. WELCH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. KELLY, Mr.
HAGERTY, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. SHEEHY, Mr.
SCHIFF, Ms. ERNST, Mr. COONS, Mr. MCCORMICK, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
BUDD, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. ROUNDS, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr.
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. BENNET, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms.
ALSOBROOKS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr.
TUBERVILLE, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. DAINES, Mr. SUL-
LIVAN, Mr. JUSTICE, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. WICKER, Ms. MURKOWSKI,
Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. SCHMITT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. KENNEDY, and Ms.
CANTWELL) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026,
as ‘‘National Police Week’’.
Whereas Federal, State, local, and Tribal police officers,
sheriffs, and other law enforcement officers across the
United States serve with valor, dignity, and integrity;
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Whereas each law enforcement officer is charged with—
(1) pursuing justice for all individuals; and
(2) performing the duties of a law enforcement offi-
cer with fidelity to the constitutional and civil rights of
the public the officer serves;
Whereas law enforcement officers swear an oath to uphold
the public trust even though, through the performance of
the duties of a law enforcement officer, the officers may
become targets for senseless acts of violence;
Whereas, in 1962, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed
Public Law 87–726 (76 Stat. 676) (referred to in this
preamble as the ‘‘Joint Resolution’’), which authorizes
the President to proclaim May 15 of every year as
‘‘Peace Officers Memorial Day’’ in honor of the Federal,
State, and local officers who have been killed, disabled,
or otherwise injured in the line of duty;
Whereas the Joint Resolution also authorizes the President
to designate the week in which Peace Officers Memorial
Day falls as ‘‘National Police Week’’;
Whereas the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial,
dedicated on October 15, 1991, is the national monument
to honor those law enforcement officers who have died in
the line of duty;
Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day 2026 honors law en-
forcement officers killed in the line of duty during 2025,
including—
(1) Jerry Adamick, Jr.;
(2) Antonio Aleman;
(3) Nathaniel Ansay;
(4) Brendan Arlington;
(5) Ercan Aydin;
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(6) Joseph Azcona;
(7) Mark Baker;
(8) Cody Becker;
(9) James Becker;
(10) Sarah Beckstrom;
(11) Bruce Bennett;
(12) Alton Berrian;
(13) Isaiah Patrick Bias;
(14) Shawn Braaten;
(15) Jesse Branch;
(16) Joshua Brashears;
(17) Marc Brock;
(18) Peter Bruncati;
(19) Meagan Burke;
(20) Darron Lee Burks;
(21) Mark Butler;
(22) Joshua Byrd;
(23) David Cajuso;
(24) Philip Cammarata;
(25) Stephen Campisi;
(26) Jonathan Campos;
(27) Jacob Candanoza;
(28) Grant Candies;
(29) Richard Carchia;
(30) Vincent Carney;
(31) Vincent Caruana;
(32) William Casey;
(33) Jeremy Cassady;
(34) Nicholas Cayton;
(35) Eric Cespedes;
(36) Maruja Clark;
(37) Gerard Connors;
(38) Kendall Corder;
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(39) Timothy Corlew;
(40) Lauren Craven;
(41) Gary Crawford;
(42) Allen Credeur, Jr.;
(43) Abraham Cruz III;
(44) Hector Cuevas, Jr.;
(45) Cooper Dawson;
(46) Frank Debenedetto;
(47) Shiou Deng;
(48) Myron Downey;
(49) Andrew Duarte;
(50) Thomas Duran;
(51) Caleb Eisworth;
(52) Isaiah Emenheiser;
(53) Joseph Esposito;
(54) Eric Estrada;
(55) Sayer Evans;
(56) Gabriel Facio;
(57) Robert Fawcett;
(58) Marc Fischer;
(59) Francisco Flattes II;
(60) Theodore Fondrk;
(61) Henry Franklin;
(62) Patrick Franzone;
(63) Jeffrey Friedlieb;
(64) Brandon Gaede;
(65) Craig Gaines;
(66) Dennis Gallagher;
(67) Helio Garcia III;
(68) Ruben Garcia;
(69) Mitchell Georgiana;
(70) Cameron Girvin;
(71) Donald Gotthardt, Jr.;
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(72) Steven Greene;
(73) Tara-Marysa Guting;
(74) Jeremy Hall;
(75) John Hamm;
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