IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 119 
Supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 
in order to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns 
of victims and survivors of crime in the United States during such 
week and throughout the year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. POE, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. HOLT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 
MCHUGH, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms. DELAURO, 
Ms. 
MATSUI, 
Mr. 
INSLEE, 
Mr. 
ROYCE, 
Mr. 
SHADEGG, 
Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HALL 
of Texas, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. BACA, Mr. COHEN, and 
Mr. MCCOTTER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims’ 
Rights Week in order to increase public awareness of 
the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors 
of crime in the United States during such week and 
throughout the year. 
Whereas currently in the United States, there are millions of 
victims and survivors of crime whose physical, financial, 
emotional, and spiritual needs are entitled to the atten-
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tion and support of individuals and communities across 
the United States; 
Whereas the collaborative efforts of criminal and juvenile jus-
tice professionals, victim service providers, public policy 
makers, allied professionals, and the Office for Victims of 
Crime and the Office on Violence Against Women within 
the Department of Justice have helped enhance public 
safety and victim awareness in various communities of all 
sizes across the United States; 
Whereas since 1984, the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) has 
collected $8 billion in fines, fees, and assessments on in-
dividuals convicted of Federal crimes to support crime 
victim compensation and victim assistance programs na-
tionwide; 
Whereas there are over 10,000 system-based and community- 
based victim assistance programs that provide greatly 
needed interventions, support, and justice system advo-
cacy to crime victims and survivors, including 4,400 pro-
grams that receive VOCA funding; 
Whereas the theme of the 2007 National Crime Victims’ 
Rights Week, called ‘‘Victims’ Rights: Every Victim, 
Every Time’’, recognizes that all victims and survivors of 
crimes deserve to have victims’ rights and access to vic-
tims’ services, and recognizes the ongoing efforts of 
countless victim service providers, justice professionals, 
and allied professionals and volunteers who selflessly 
dedicate their lives to helping victims and survivors of 
crimes to exercise their victims rights and access impor-
tant victim services; 
Whereas, in 2007, the week of April 22 through April 28, is 
dedicated as the national observance during which crime 
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victims’ and survivors’ rights, needs, and services will be 
recognized; and 
Whereas during the 2007 National Crime Victims’ Rights 
Week, the Congressional Victim’s Rights Caucus will 
honor a victim or survivor of crime, a victim service pro-
vider, and an allied professional and innovators in public 
policy development whose efforts on behalf of crime vic-
tims and survivors are visionary and exemplary: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the mission and goals of the 2007 
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in order to in-
crease public awareness of the impact of crime on 
victims and survivors of crime, and of the rights and 
needs of such victims and survivors; and 
(2) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to the Office for Victims of Crime in the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
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