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107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 437

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

RESOLUTION

Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention

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

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 effec-
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tiveness 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’’;

9 (B) focus appropriate attention on neigh10 borhood crime prevention, community policing,

11 and reduction of school crime by delivering

12 speeches, convening meetings, and directing his

13 administration to make crime reduction an im14 portant priority; and

15 (C) coordinate the efforts of the Federal

16 Emergency Management Agency, the USA

17 Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National

18 Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to par-
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1 ticipate in ‘‘National Night Out’’ by supporting

2 local efforts and neighborhood watches and by

3 supporting local officials, including law enforce4 ment personnel, to provide homeland security

5 and combat terrorism in the United States.

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