H.Res. 421

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 421 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 421

Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of 
duty.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 15, 2025

Mr. Guest (for himself, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Owens, Ms. Mace, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Thompson 
of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Wied, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
Moolenaar, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Weber 
of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Tony Gonzales of 
Texas, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, and Mr. 
Bean of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary

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RESOLUTION

Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of 
duty.

Whereas Federal, State, local, and Tribal police officers, sheriffs, and other 
law enforcement officers across the United States serve with valor, 
dignity, and integrity;
Whereas law enforcement officers are charged with--

(1) pursuing justice for all individuals; and

(2) performing the duties of a law enforcement officer with fidelity to 
the constitutional and civil rights of the public the officers serve;

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 (36 
U.S.C. 136) (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; and
Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day, 2025, honors the 345 law enforcement 
officers killed in the line of duty and whose stories were recovered 
during 2024, including--

(1) Cliff Acosta;

(2) Charles A. Afanasewicz;

(3) Benedicto Albizu Jr.;

(4) Luis A. Algarin De Jesus;

(5) Cody R. Allen;

(6) John D. Almenrader;

(7) Jesus Anaya;

(8) Michael A. Ansbro;

(9) Derek Sean Baer;

(10) Michael J. Bannon;

(11) Earl R. Barksdale;

(12) Pinkney L. Barnhill;

(13) Michael Joseph Barry;

(14) Ross C. Bartlett;

(15) Rondald W. Bates;

(16) Walter S. Bates;

(17) Dustin Michael Beasley;

(18) Robert Bell;

(19) Christopher W. Berry;

(20) Salvatore W. Bertocci;

(21) Marcellus E. Bethea;

(22) Isaiah P. Bias;

(23) Steven P. Bilodeau;

(24) Bernard N. Blake;

(25) Steven E. Blecki;

(26) Richard L. Bohling;

(27) Tobin T. Bolter;

(28) Matthew B. Bowen;

(29) Jeremy J. Boykins;

(30) Josh R. Briese;

(31) Taylor J. Bristow;

(32) Johnny R. Brock;

(33) Paul G. Brodeur;

(34) Adam R. Buckner;

(35) James V. Buebendorf;

(36) Jeffrey A. Burke;

(37) William A. Burkel;

(38) Darron L. Burks;

(39) John Joseph Burns;

(40) John W. Burns;

(41) Joseph Robert Burns;

(42) William H. Butler Jr;

(43) Raymond Buzzo;

(44) Harry A. Byers;

(45) Cailee R. Campbell;

(46) Kenneth B. Campbell;

(47) Kevin G. Canavan;

(48) Jacob A. Candanoza;

(49) Yolanda Carberry;

(50) John L. Carey;

(51) Clay M. Carns;

(52) Phylicia F. Carson;

(53) Jimmy Cenescar;

(54) Robert Chambers;

(55) Frank J. Cimmino;

(56) Christopher A. Cizmarik;

(57) William F. Clancy;

(58) Martin R. Clark;

(59) Steven E. Clark;

(60) John Celestine Clifford;

(61) David A. Cloe;

(62) John H. Coddou III;

(63) Gerard J. Coggins Sr;

(64) John M. Collins;

(65) Charles S. Conner;

(66) Erick W. Contreras;

(67) Blair Cook;

(68) Zane T. Coolidge;

(69) Joseph S. Cordaro;

(70) James Cornett;

(71) Dale Coski;

(72) James A. Cox;

(73) William Freeman Craig;

(74) Richard Johnson Crawford;

(75) James B. Crowley;

(76) Russell R. Croxton;

(77) Brandon T. Cunningham;

(78) Glenn H. Curtiss;

(79) Robert D. Daffin Jr;

(80) Daniel J. Daly;

(81) Walter S. Danley;

(82) Wayne E. David;

(83) George A. Davidson;

(84) Leonard C. Davis;

(85) William Davis;

(86) Cooper S. Dawson;

(87) James T. Delaney;

(88) Jacob Derbin;

(89) John Diamond;

(90) Elio A. Diaz;

(91) Ignacio Diaz;

(92) Daniel P. Didato;

(93) Jonathan E. Diller;

(94) John W. Donnelly;

(95) Joseph M. Downs;

(96) Evan A. Dunn;

(97) Moses Dykes;

(98) Ricky L. Eade Jr;

(99) William A. Elliott;

(100) Paul H. Elmstrand;

(101) Rex A. Emrick;

(102) Freeman O. Epps;

(103) Fernando Esqueda;

(104) Burl W. Everman;

(105) Joshua M. Eyer;

(106) Andrew J. Faught;

(107) Sam Fields;

(108) Zachary I. Fink;

(109) Ricky N. Finley;

(110) Fred A. Fislar;

(111) Alfredo M. Flores;

(112) Micheal V. Floyd;

(113) Troy L. Floyd;

(114) Theresa H. Foiles;

(115) Herbert Fonseca;

(116) William H. Forrest;

(117) John P. Freiermuth;

(118) James T. Fry;

(119) Christopher M. Gadd;

(120) John A. Gaghan;

(121) Steven R. Galan;

(122) Juvencio Garcia Jr.;

(123) Harry H. Gates;

(124) Lochlin Gavin;

(125) Joseph P. Geschwind;

(126) Isaac O. Gibeau;

(127) Isom T. Gillham;

(128) Otto J. Glissman;

(129) Jorge L. Gonzalez;

(130) Leslie L. Graves II;

(131) Michael E. Griffin;

(132) Kevin M. Grossheim;

(133) Peter J. Grzymalski;

(134) Christine Guerin-Sandoval;

(135) Louis T. Haarstick II;

(136) Brent L. Hall;

(137) Levi Hall;

(138) Justin C. Hare;

(139) Paul R. Hargrove;

(140) Joel L. Harper;

(141) Garvis F. Harrell;

(142) William Harris;

(143) Herbert Haynes;

(144) John Arthur Hazelton;

(145) Brian K. Herbert;

(146) John E. Hern;

(147) Jonah Hernandez;

(148) John O. Hessler;

(149) Kyle Hicks;

(150) James Holliday;

(151) Stuart E. Holt;

(152) Charles A. Hooper;

(153) George Douglas Hooper;

(154) Billy D. Hooser;

(155) Michael A. Hoosock;

(156) Michael T. Horan;

(157) Thomas M. Horlacher;

(158) George M. House;

(159) Luis M. Huesca;

(160) Larry D. Hughes;

(161) Katherine L. Hutson;

(162) David Lee III;

(163) Peter H. Isackson;

(164) William M. Jackson II;

(165) Adam Jangel;

(166) Shaun R. Jarvis;

(167) Dan Jenkins;

(168) Michael E. Jensen;

(169) Christopher S. Johnson;

(170) Demetrice L. Johnson;

(171) R. Troy Joiner;

(172) Segus R. Jolivette Sr.;

(173) David Ralph Jones;

(174) Kurt E. Jones;

(175) Boycan Jones;

(176) Elhanon Jones;

(177) Justin D. Joslyn;

(178) Jeffrey T. Kanas;

(179) Joseph Kaschmitter;

(180) Arvin Earl Kays;

(181) Alfred E. Kelly Karlton;

(182) Daniel M. Kerstetter;

(183) John E. Kilpatrick;

(184) Carlo S. Krecic;

(185) Nevada P. Krinkee;

(186) Michael J. Kurinzi;

(187) Raymond Kuuchi;

(188) Russell E. L. Jones;

(189) Andrew S. Lansing;

(190) Lindley C. Larrison;

(191) Andrew James Laugeson;

(192) John D. Leatham;

(193) Joel A. Legaspi;

(194) Robert J. Leonard Jr.;

(195) Stephen M. Liell;

(196) Joseph S. Love;

(197) Lex A. Love;

(198) Laurie A. Lucas;

(199) Christopher Luna;

(200) Austin C. Machitar;

(201) Jeremy T. Malone;

(202) Clinton A. Martin Sr.;

(203) George Madison Martin;

(204) Davis G. Martinez;

(205) Enrique Martinez;

(206) Joseph H. Matlock;

(207) Gregory A. McCowan;

(208) John R. McCrary;

(209) Brendan J. McGarry;

(210) Scott A. McKenna;

(211) Joseph R. McKinney;

(212) William E. McLean III;

(213) Columbus Mcleod;

(214) Oland H. McMillan;

(215) William G. McNaughton;

(216) Bradford D. McNew;

(217) David J. McShane;

(218) Thomas P. Meredith;

(219) Anthony J. Mezzacappa Jr.;

(220) Philip J. Michael;

(221) Floyd H. Miles Jr.;

(222) Hunter S. Miller;

(223) Linville H. Miller;

(224) Thomas W. Miller;

(225) Daoud A. Mingo;

(226) Eric A. Minix;

(227) Jamal J. Mitchell;

(228) Oliver Perry Mitchell;

(229) Harvey L. Monbeck;

(230) Benjamin C. Montie;

(231) John A. Moran;

(232) Lucien Morgan;

(233) William Thomas Moseley;

(234) Christina M. Musil;

(235) Randy Van Name;

(236) Robert H. Napier;

(237) Wanda Evette Negron;

(238) George A. Nelson;

(239) Gerald Nelson;

(240) Adrian D. Newton;

(241) Lem Nolan;

(242) Martin Joseph O'Brien;

(243) Vicente Ortiz Jr;

(244) Rodney J. Osborne;

(245) Ronald L. Owen;

(246) Marion L. Pace;

(247) Luis Paez Jr.;

(248) Kevin L. Palmer;

(249) Milford Parker;

(250) Steven J. Paveglio;

(251) Aaron M. Pelletier;

(252) Joshua C. Phipps;

(253) Samuel S. Pinney;

(254) Samuel A. Poloche;

(255) Joseph J. Ponzi;

(256) Joel E. Popp;

(257) Kenneth M. Prorok;

(258) Corey P. Proulx;

(259) Robert Lee Puckett;

(260) James J. Puhalski;

(261) Honore E. Pyburn;

(262) Michelle L. Quintero;

(263) Leonard B. Rainey;

(264) Kevin A. Ramirez Vasquez;

(265) Eliezer Ramos-Velez;

(266) Billy W. Randolph Jr.;

(267) Ronald Raskin;

(268) Bradley J. Reckling;

(269) Allan M. Reddins;

(270) Chase W. Redner;

(271) Hunter D. Reedy;

(272) John P. Reid;

(273) David Wayne Reynolds;

(274) Robert J. Ritchie;

(275) Jamieson R. Ritter;

(276) Timothy T. Rivers Sr.;

(277) Charles T. Rivette;

(278) Bernard A. Roberts;

(279) Edwin Rodriguez;

(280) Roberto Rodriguez;

(281) Jaime J. Roman;

(282) Braulio Rosario;

(283) Matthew H. Ruge;

(284) Brian J. Rutherford;

(285) Denis C. Ryan Jr.;

(286) Timothy Wayne S. Johns;

(287) Mohamed Said;

(288) Thomas A. Sanfratello;

(289) Ryan M. Santana;

(290) Hector J. Santiago;

(291) Jack J. Santora;

(292) Philip J. Schifini;

(293) Herman C. Schmidt;

(294) Brandon W. Schreiber;

(295) John E. Sellers;

(296) Herbert Dean Sibert;

(297) Steven A. Singer;

(298) Andrew Hugh Sloan;

(299) Carey J. Smith;

(300) George L. Smith;

(301) S. Justin Smith;

(302) Charlie Smith;

(303) William Smith;

(304) Ryan Y. So;

(305) Jason H. Southard;

(306) Dewitt Spivey;

(307) Harry Stafilias;

(308) Joseph M. Stillitano;

(309) Charles W. Stone;

(310) Robert W. Sumner;

(311) Nels T. Svenson;

(312) Daniel J. Swain Jr.;

(313) Bryan B. Sweetman;

(314) Ian G. Taylor;

(315) Marion Thomas;

(316) Corey S. Thompsen;

(317) Jewel I. Todman-Phillip;

(318) Gabriel J. Torres;

(319) Michael Torrisi;

(320) David C. Towles;

(321) Phoukham Tran;

(322) Lester E. Trebilcock;

(323) Thomas D. Trott;

(324) Steven A. Tyrrell;

(325) Samuel L. Walker;

(326) Ralph E. Waller Jr.;

(327) James Milton Ward;

(328) Thomas W. Waterman;

(329) Sherman Webb;

(330) Albert C. Wedge;

(331) Thomas M. Weeks Jr.;

(332) John S. Welch;

(333) Erick J. Whitaker;

(334) Justin E. White;

(335) Alfred G. Williams;

(336) Glen G. Wilson;

(337) William Wilson Jr.;

(338) Jordan T. Wingate;

(339) Joseph Wojtowicz;

(340) Robert L. Wood;

(341) William F. Wood;

(342) Russell Wooton;

(343) Rafael D. Wordlaw;

(344) Terry L. Wright; and

(345) Jermyius O. Young: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) acknowledges that police officers and other law 
enforcement personnel, especially those who have made the 
ultimate sacrifice, should be remembered and honored;
(2) expresses unwavering support for law enforcement 
officers across the United States in the pursuit of preserving 
safe and secure communities;
(3) recognizes the need to ensure that law enforcement 
officers have the equipment, training, and resources that are 
necessary in order to protect the health and safety of the 
officers while the officers protect the public;
(4) recognizes the law enforcement community for continual 
unseen acts of sacrifice and heroism; and
(5) expresses condolences and solemn appreciation to the 
loved ones of each law enforcement officer who has made the 
ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
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