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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. RES. 164 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators |
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| 6 | 6 | | Week. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 8 | 8 | | APRIL9, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Ms. K |
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| 10 | 10 | | LOBUCHAR(for herself and Mr. BUDD) submitted the following resolu- |
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| 11 | 11 | | tion; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and |
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| 12 | 12 | | Transportation |
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| 13 | 13 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety |
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| 15 | 15 | | Telecommunicators Week. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Whereas public safety telecommunications professionals play |
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| 17 | 17 | | a critical role in emergency response; |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas the work that public safety telecommunications pro- |
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| 19 | 19 | | fessionals perform goes far beyond simply relaying infor- |
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| 20 | 20 | | mation between the public and first responders; |
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| 21 | 21 | | Whereas, when responding to reports of missing, abducted, |
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| 22 | 22 | | and sexually exploited children, the information obtained |
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| 23 | 23 | | and actions taken by public safety telecommunications |
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| 24 | 24 | | professionals form the foundation for an effective re- |
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| 25 | 25 | | sponse; |
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| 26 | 26 | | Whereas, when a hostage taker or suicidal individual calls |
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| 27 | 27 | | 911, the first contact that individual has is with a public |
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| 30 | 30 | | •SRES 164 IS |
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| 31 | 31 | | safety telecommunications professional, whose negotiation |
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| 32 | 32 | | skills can prevent the situation from worsening; |
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| 33 | 33 | | Whereas, during crises, public safety telecommunications pro- |
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| 34 | 34 | | fessionals, while collecting vital information to provide |
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| 35 | 35 | | situational awareness for responding officers— |
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| 36 | 36 | | (1) coach callers through first aid techniques; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) give advice to those callers to prevent further |
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| 38 | 38 | | harm; |
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| 39 | 39 | | Whereas the work done by individuals who serve as public |
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| 40 | 40 | | safety telecommunications professionals has an extreme |
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| 41 | 41 | | emotional and physical toll on those individuals, which is |
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| 42 | 42 | | compounded by long hours and the around-the-clock na- |
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| 43 | 43 | | ture of the job; |
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| 44 | 44 | | Whereas public safety telecommunications professionals |
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| 45 | 45 | | should be recognized by all levels of government for the |
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| 46 | 46 | | lifesaving and protective nature of their work; |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas major emergencies highlight the dedication of public |
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| 48 | 48 | | safety telecommunications professionals and their impor- |
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| 49 | 49 | | tant work in protecting the public and police, fire, and |
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| 50 | 50 | | emergency medical officials; and |
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| 51 | 51 | | Whereas public safety telecommunications professionals are |
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| 52 | 52 | | often called as witnesses to provide important testimony |
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| 53 | 53 | | in criminal trials: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 54 | 54 | | Resolved, That the Senate— 1 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 2 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Public Safety Telecommunicators Week; 3 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (2) honors and recognizes the important and 4 |
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| 58 | 58 | | lifesaving contributions of public safety tele-5 |
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| 61 | 61 | | •SRES 164 IS |
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| 62 | 62 | | communications professionals in the United States; 1 |
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| 63 | 63 | | and 2 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (3) encourages the people of the United States 3 |
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| 65 | 65 | | to remember the value of the work performed by 4 |
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| 66 | 66 | | public safety telecommunications professionals. 5 |
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