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: 110-hres-1324
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2008-07-08 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: 2008-07-08
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: 2008-07-31
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 (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.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7235)
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7235)
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7707)
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1324.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7235-7237)
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2008-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-07-08
text: Introduced in House