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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 561

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President

should focus appropriate attention on the issue of neighborhood crime

prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his Administration

to make reducing crime an important priority.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 20, 2000

Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr.

BORSKI, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. WAMP, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. EDWARDS, Mrs.

MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. KING, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr.

MOLLOHAN, Mr. FROST, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. HOYER, Mr. STRICKLAND,

Mr. OXLEY, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. FARR of California, Mr.

COOK, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.

COSTELLO, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.

VISCLOSKY, Mr. WYNN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. LUTHER, Ms. RIVERS, Ms.

SLAUGHTER, Mr. JOHN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MALONEY of

Connecticut, Mr. GORDON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms.

ESHOO, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr.

MINGE, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. BROWN of

Ohio, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. KLINK, Mr.

CAMP, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. KAPTUR,

Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. REYES, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. WU, and Mr. WEXLER) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that

the President should focus appropriate attention on the

issue of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches,
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convening meetings, and directing his Administration to

make reducing crime an important priority.

Whereas neighborhood crime is of continuing concern to the

American people;

Whereas the fight against neighborhood crime requires people

to work together in cooperation with law enforcement officials;

Whereas neighborhood crime watch organizations are effective at promoting awareness about, and the participation

of volunteers in, crime prevention activities at the local

level;

Whereas neighborhood crime watch groups can contribute to

the Nation’s war on drugs by helping to prevent their

communities from becoming markets for drug dealers;

Whereas crime and violence in schools is of continuing concern to the American people due to the recent high-profile incidents that have resulted in fatalities at several

schools across the United States;

Whereas community-based programs involving law enforcement, school administrators, teachers, parents, and local

communities work effectively to reduce school violence

and crime;

Whereas citizens across America will soon take part in a

‘‘National Night Out’’, a unique crime prevention event

which will demonstrate the importance and effectiveness

of community participation in crime prevention efforts by

having people spend the period from 7 to 10 o’clock P.M.

on August 1, 2000, with their neighbors in front of their

homes with their lights on; and
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Whereas schools that turn their lights on from 7 to 10

o’clock P.M. on August 1, 2000, would send a positive

message to the participants of ‘‘National Night Out’’ and

would show their commitment to reduce crime and violence in schools: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that the President should focus appropriate

3 attention on the issue of neighborhood crime prevention,

4 community policing, and reduction of school crime by de5 livering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his

6 Administration to make reducing crime an important pri7 ority.

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