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House Calendar No. 199

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 437

[Report No. 107–606]

Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood

crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal

efforts to participate in ‘‘National Night Out’’, including by supporting

local efforts and neighborhood watches and by supporting local officials

to provide homeland security, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 6, 2002

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

BOEHLERT, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. LUTHER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. QUINN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr.

SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. FARR of California, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. MCGOVERN,

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr.

COSTELLO, Mr. KING, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. WU, Mr.

WEINER, Mr. TERRY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KNOLLENBERG,

Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. PETRI, Mr. DIAZBALART, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. FORD, Mr. SABO, Mr.

OXLEY, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.

MCINTYRE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr.

MORAN of Virginia, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,

Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. FROST, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. DINGELL,

Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SANDERS,

Mr. JOHN, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) submitted the following resolution; which

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JULY 23, 2002

Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCHUGH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KUCINICH,

Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HOLT, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. VISCLOSKY,

Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.

LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. KAP-
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TUR, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr.

FORBES, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. ISSA, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, and Mr. SMITH of Texas

JULY 23, 2002

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention

on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate

in ‘‘National Night Out’’, including by supporting local

efforts and neighborhood watches and by supporting local

officials to provide homeland security, 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

personnel;

Whereas neighborhood crime watch organizations effectively

promote 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 communities from becoming markets for drug dealers;

Whereas neighborhood crime watch programs play an integral

role in combating domestic terrorism by increasing vigilance and awareness and encouraging citizen participation in community safety and homeland security;
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Whereas crime and violence in schools are 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 6, 2002, with their neighbors in

front of their homes with their lights on; and

Whereas schools that turn their lights on from 7 to 10

o’clock p.m. on August 6, 2002, 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 ideals 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’’;
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1 (B) focus appropriate attention on neigh2 borhood crime prevention, community policing,

3 and reduction of school crime by delivering

4 speeches, convening meetings, and directing his

5 administration to make crime reduction an im6 portant priority; and

7 (C) coordinate the efforts of the Federal

8 Emergency Management Agency, the USA

9 Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National

10 Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to par11 ticipate in ‘‘National Night Out’’ by supporting

12 local efforts and neighborhood watches and by

13 supporting local officials, including law enforce14 ment personnel, to provide homeland security

15 and combat terrorism in the United States.

House Calendar No. 199

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 437

[Report No. 107–606]

RESOLUTION

Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and

community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in ‘‘National NightOut’’, including by supporting local efforts andneighborhood watches and by supporting local officials to provide homeland security, and forother purposes.

JULY 23, 2002

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed