Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween on the last Saturday of October and communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other public observances of the holiday will take place on that day.

Bill: 113-hres-773
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-08
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Commemorative events and holidays

Pedestrians and bicycling

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween on the weekend, and communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other observances of Halloween will take place on that day. </p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 773 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 8, 2014 Mr. Israel submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween on the last Saturday of October and communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other public observances of the holiday will take place on that day.

Whereas Halloween is not a federally established holiday and the observance of the holiday is usually set on the local level; Whereas when Halloween falls on a weekday children will likely trick-or-treat after the sun has set; Whereas according to a study from the U.S. Department of Transportation, between 2006 and 2010 more people under the age of 21 were killed in car accidents on October 31 than on October 30 or November 1; Whereas according to a 2011 survey commissioned by Safe Kids Worldwide, only 37 percent of parents send their children out trick-or-treating with a flashlight, and only 18 percent affix reflective tape to their children's costumes, both of which would make them more visible to motorists; Whereas observing Halloween on the weekend would allow children to trick-or-treat during the daytime; and Whereas the last Saturday of October would be the optimal time to observe Halloween: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should— (1) observe Halloween on the weekend; and (2) communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other public observances of the holiday will take place on that day.