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Whereas housing has become increasingly inaccessible due to 
rising costs and a shortage of rental and single-family 
housing; 
Whereas a recent study published in the May 13, 2010, 
American Journal of Public Health has shown that over 
70 percent of people experiencing homelessness have at 
least one unmet health need and almost half report two 
or more; 
Whereas the mortality rate among homeless populations has 
been shown to be almost four times that of the general 
population; 
Whereas every member of society, including individuals expe-
riencing homelessness, deserves the dignity of safe, de-
cent, accessible, and affordable housing; 
Whereas the President and Congress were presented on June 
22, 2010, ‘‘Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to 
Prevent and End Homelessness’’ which describes how the 
Federal Government will partner with States, local com-
munities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector; 
Whereas remembering that winter poses extreme hardships 
for inadequately housed low-income men, women, and 
children across the United States, the National Coalition 
for the Homeless and the National Healthcare for the 
Homeless Council will hold memorial services on Decem-
ber 21, 2010, for those who die each year because of con-
ditions associated with homelessness; 
Whereas December 21, 2010, is the first day of winter and 
the longest night of the year; 
Whereas the spirit of the holiday season provides an oppor-
tunity for affirmation and renewal regarding the commit-
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ment to ending homelessness and promoting compassion 
and concern for all, especially the homeless; 
Whereas in remembering those who died on the streets, the 
cause of ending homelessness is kept urgent as is the Na-
tion’s collective commitment to preventing such deaths in 
the future; and 
Whereas National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is recog-
nized on December 21, 2010: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, in recognition of 
the people who have died on the streets, in emer-
gency shelters, condemned or abandoned properties, 
and from elements directly related to homelessness; 
(2) encourages the President to issue a procla-
mation in support of the goals and ideals of Na-
tional Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day; 
(3) encourages States, territories, possessions of 
the United States, and localities to support the goals 
and ideals of National Homeless Persons’ Memorial 
Day by issuing proclamations designating National 
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day; 
(4) encourages media organizations to partici-
pate in National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day 
to help educate the public about homelessness in the 
United States;
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(5) commends the efforts of the States, terri-
tories, and possessions of the United States who 
support the goals and ideals of National Homeless 
Persons’ Memorial Day; 
(6) recognizes and reaffirms the Nation’s com-
mitment to ending homelessness by promoting a 
comprehensive national response that addresses the 
housing, health care, income, and civil rights causal 
factors and consequences of extreme poverty; and 
(7) acknowledges all of the people in the United 
States living on the streets who have paid the ulti-
mate price for the Nation’s failure to end homeless-
ness and salutes the dedicated professionals and or-
ganizations who provide assistance to people in need. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 325 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day.