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: 111-hres-623
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Crime prevention
Homeland security
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-09
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 in National Night Out by supporting local efforts and neighborhood watches and by supporting local officials to provide homeland security and combat terrorism in the United States.
action_date: 2009-09-09
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 in National Night Out by supporting local efforts and neighborhood watches and by supporting local officials to provide homeland security and combat terrorism in the United States.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-09-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9371)
action_date: 2009-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9371)
action_date: 2009-09-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 623.
action_date: 2009-09-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9371-9373)
action_date: 2009-09-09
text: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2009-08-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Introduced in House