; Whereas, in 2023, 137 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty; Whereas 378 law enforcement officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023, the highest year on record, of which 115 were violent ambush attacks; Whereas the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund anticipates adding at least 151 names to the sacred walls in the spring of 2024, representing the current and historical deaths which, to date, have been approved as line-of-duty deaths; Whereas the average fallen law enforcement officer is 45 years old; Whereas the average fallen law enforcement officer has 15 years of service; Whereas the average fallen law enforcement officer leaves behind 2 children; and Whereas current data does not show how many law enforcement officers are assaulted, injured, or disabled in the line of duty each year: Now, therefore, be it