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", which occurs the first Tuesday of August each year, including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security.

Bill: 109-hres-336
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2005-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Citizen participation
Commemorations
Community policing
Crime prevention
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Federal-local relations
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
National service
School security
Social Welfare
Special days
Terrorism
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Night Out. 
Requests that the President: (1) focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing the Administration to make crime reduction an important priority; and (2) coordinate the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the USA Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to participate by supporting local efforts, neighborhood watches, and local officials, including law enforcement personnel, to provide homeland security and combat terrorism in the United States.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Night Out. 
 
Requests that the President: (1) focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing the Administration to make crime reduction an important priority; and (2) coordinate the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the USA Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to participate by supporting local efforts, neighborhood watches, and local officials, including law enforcement personnel, to provide homeland security and combat terrorism in the United States.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1739)
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 71.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-194.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-194.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Introduced in House