IV
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. LU-
THER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. QUINN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr.
SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. FARR of Cali-
fornia, 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. DIAZ-
BALART, 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. STRICK-
LAND, 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 Con-
necticut, 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 polic-
ing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate
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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 mes-
sage to the participants of ‘‘National Night Out’’ and
show their commitment to reduce crime and violence in
schools: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National
Night Out’’; and
(2) requests that the President—
(A) issue a proclamation calling on the
people of the United States to conduct appro-
priate ceremonies, activities, and programs to
demonstrate support for ‘‘National Night Out’’;
(B) focus appropriate attention on neigh-
borhood crime prevention, community policing,
and reduction of school crime by delivering
speeches, convening meetings, and directing his
administration to make crime reduction an im-
portant priority; and
(C) coordinate the efforts of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the USA
Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National
Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to par-
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ticipate in ‘‘National Night Out’’ by supporting
local efforts and neighborhood watches and by
supporting local officials, including law enforce-
ment personnel, to provide homeland security
and combat terrorism in the United States.
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