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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 193

Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on the issues 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, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 16, 2001

Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr.

WU, Mr. GILMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr.

HOLDEN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. KING, Mr. WAMP, Mr.

WYNN, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr.

FROST, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. GREENWOOD,

Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FARR of

California, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. HOYER, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. QUINN, Mrs.

NAPOLITANO, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ANDREWS, Mrs.

TAUSCHER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.

SUNUNU, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,

Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. PETRI, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. ESHOO,

Mr. HORN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms.

SOLIS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. TERRY, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms.

CARSON of Indiana, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

RESOLUTION

Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention

on the issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering

speeches, convening meetings, and directing his Adminis-
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tration to make reducing crime an important priority,

and for other purposes.

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 the United States will soon take part

in ‘‘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 7, 2001, 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 7, 2001, will send a positive message to the participants of ‘‘National Night Out’’ and

show their commitment to reduce crime and violence in

schools: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) supports the goals and ideas of ‘‘National

3 Night Out’’; and

4 (2) requests that the President—

5 (A) issue a proclamation calling on the

6 people of the United States to conduct appro7 priate ceremonies, activities, and programs to

8 demonstrate support for ‘‘National Night Out’’;

9 and

10 (B) focus appropriate attention on the

11 issues of neighborhood crime prevention, com12 munity policing, and reduction of school crime

13 by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and

14 directing his Administration to make reducing

15 crime an important priority.

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