IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 193
Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on the issues of
neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of
school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing
his Administration to make reducing crime an important priority, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 2001
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr.
WU, Mr. GILMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr.
HOLDEN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. KING, Mr. WAMP, Mr.
WYNN, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr.
FROST, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. GREENWOOD,
Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FARR of
California, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. HOYER, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. QUINN, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. ANDREWS, Mrs.
TAUSCHER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.
SUNUNU, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,
Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. PETRI, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. ESHOO,
Mr. HORN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms.
SOLIS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. TERRY, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms.
CARSON of Indiana, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention
on the issues of neighborhood crime prevention, commu-
nity policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering
speeches, convening meetings, and directing his Adminis-
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tration to make reducing crime an important priority,
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 of-
ficials;
Whereas neighborhood crime watch organizations are effec-
tive at promoting 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 their
communities from becoming markets for drug dealers;
Whereas crime and violence in schools is of continuing con-
cern to the American people due to the recent high-pro-
file incidents that have resulted in fatalities at several
schools across the United States;
Whereas community-based programs involving law enforce-
ment, 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-
tiveness of community participation in crime prevention
efforts by having people spend the period from 7 to 10
o’clock p.m. on August 7, 2001, with their neighbors in
front of their homes with their lights on; and
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Whereas schools that turn their lights on from 7 to 10
o’clock p.m. on August 7, 2001, 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 ideas 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’’;
and
(B) focus appropriate attention on the
issues of neighborhood crime prevention, com-
munity policing, and reduction of school crime
by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and
directing his Administration to make reducing
crime an important priority.
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