IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 457 
Expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as ‘‘National Gun 
Violence Awareness Day’’ and June 2025 as ‘‘National Gun Violence 
Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2025 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. KENNEDY of New York, 
Mr. MIN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BELL, Ms. 
WILSON of Florida, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, 
Mr. MOULTON, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. WILLIAMS 
of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. FROST, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. TRAN, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. 
MCCLELLAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. DAVID 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CARSON, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. BEATTY, 
Ms. TLAIB, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. AMO, Mrs. MCIVER, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LATIMER, Ms. DEAN of Penn-
sylvania, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. BROWN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Ms. MENG, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 
ANSARI, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. DEXTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
SCHRIER, and Mr. SCHNEIDER) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, 
as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Day’’ and June 
2025 as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’’. 
Whereas, each year in the United States— 
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(1) nearly 46,000 individuals are killed and nearly 
97,000 individuals are wounded by gunfire; 
(2) more than 19,000 individuals are killed in homi-
cides involving guns; 
(3) nearly 26,000 individuals die by suicide using a 
gun; and 
(4) 500 individuals are killed in unintentional shoot-
ings; 
Whereas, since 1968, more individuals have died from guns 
in the United States than have died on the battlefields 
of all the wars in the history of the United States; 
Whereas 2024 was a deadly year for the United States, with 
an estimated 16,700 people killed in gun homicides or 
nonsuicide-related shootings; 
Whereas, in 2024, more than 360 people were unintentionally 
shot by a child under 18; 
Whereas, by one count, in 2024 in the United States, there 
were 503 mass shooting incidents in which at least 4 peo-
ple were killed or wounded by gunfire; 
Whereas, nationwide, more than 87,000 military veterans 
died by gun suicide from 2003 to 2022; 
Whereas, every year in the United States, more than 4,300 
children and teens are killed by gun violence, and more 
than 17,000 children and teens are shot and wounded; 
Whereas more than 15,000 people in the United States under 
the age of 30 die because of gun violence annually, in-
cluding Hadiya Pendleton, who, in 2013, was killed at 15 
years of age in Chicago, Illinois, while standing in a park; 
Whereas, on June 6, 2025, to recognize the 28th birthday of 
Hadiya Pendleton (born June 2, 1997), people across the 
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•HRES 457 IH 
United States will recognize ‘‘National Gun Violence 
Awareness Day’’ and wear orange in tribute to— 
(1) Hadiya Pendleton and other victims of gun vio-
lence; and 
(2) the loved ones of those victims; and 
Whereas June 2025 is an appropriate month to designate as 
‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’’: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports— 
(A) the designation of ‘‘National Gun Vio-
lence Awareness Month’’ and the goals and 
ideals of that month; and 
(B) the designation of ‘‘National Gun Vio-
lence Awareness Day’’, in remembrance of the 
victims of gun violence; and 
(2) calls on the people of the United States 
to— 
(A) promote greater awareness of gun vio-
lence and gun safety; 
(B) wear orange, the color that hunters 
wear to show that they are not targets, on ‘‘Na-
tional Gun Violence Awareness Day’’; 
(C) concentrate heightened attention on 
gun violence during the summer months, when 
gun violence typically increases; and 
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(D) bring community members and leaders 
together to discuss ways to make communities 
safer. 
Æ 
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