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Congressional Record publishes “SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section on Jan. 19

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Volume 167, No. 10, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Tim Scott was published in the Senate section on pages S61-S62 on Jan. 19.

Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 5--HONORING THE MEMORY OF OFFICER BRIAN DAVID

SICKNICK OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE FOR HIS SELFLESS ACTS OF

HEROISM ON THE GROUNDS OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021

Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

S. Res. 5

Whereas Brian David Sicknick was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1978, the youngest of 3 sons to Gladys and Charles Sicknick;

Whereas Officer Sicknick served his country in the New Jersey Air National Guard both on American soil and in overseas deployments, from 1997 until his honorable discharge in 2003;

Whereas Officer Sicknick joined the United States Capitol Police in July, 2008 and served most recently in the First Responder's Unit;

Whereas a joint session of Congress met in the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, for the purpose of counting the votes of the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election, as required by the Constitution of the United States;

Whereas on the afternoon of January 6, 2021, rioters attacked the United States Capitol with the goal of disrupting the counting of the electoral votes;

Whereas Officer Sicknick responded to these riots bravely and was seriously injured in the course of his duty;

Whereas Officer Sicknick returned to his division office, collapsed, and was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries;

Whereas Officer Sicknick is survived by family and loved ones, including his parents, Charles and Gladys, 2 brothers, Ken and Craig, his longtime girlfriend of 11 years, Sandra Garza, his Aunt Alberta, Uncle Ray, Cousin Aaron, Aunt Elaine, and 2 dachshunds, Sparky and Pebbles; and

Whereas Officer Sicknick, his colleagues at the United States Capitol Police, and their Federal and local law enforcement partners who responded to the attack on the Capitol, and National Guard partners are true national heroes to whom the United States owes a deep debt of gratitude: Now, therefore be it

Resolved, That--

(1) the Senate--

(A) honors the memory of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick for the selfless acts of heroism displayed on January 6, 2021, in risking and sacrificing his life in the line of duty;

(B) calls upon the appropriate law enforcement agencies to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol and the death of Officer Sicknick; and

(C) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate--

(i) communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives; and

(ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick; and

(2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 10

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