[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 270 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 270

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 
 should focus appropriate attention on the issue of neighborhood crime 
    prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime by 
      delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his 
      Administration to make reducing crime an important priority.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 1999

Mr. Stupak (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, 
 Mr. Costello, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
 Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Klink, Mr. Maloney of 
 Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
Shows, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Vento, 
Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wu, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown 
of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
 Tiahrt) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 
 should focus appropriate attention on the issue of neighborhood crime 
    prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime by 
      delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his 
      Administration to make reducing crime an important priority.

Whereas neighborhood crime is of continuing concern to the American people;
Whereas the fight against neighborhood crime requires people to work together in 
        cooperation with law enforcement officials;
Whereas neighborhood crime watch organizations are effective at promoting 
        awareness about, and the participation of volunteers in, crime 
        prevention activities at the local level;
Whereas neighborhood crime watch groups can contribute to the Nation's war on 
        drugs by helping to prevent their communities from becoming markets for 
        drug dealers;
Whereas crime and violence in schools is of continuing concern to the American 
        people due to the recent high-profile incidents that have resulted in 
        fatalities at several schools across the United States;
Whereas community-based programs involving law enforcement, school 
        administrators, teachers, parents, and local communities work 
        effectively to reduce school violence and crime;
Whereas citizens across America will soon take part in a ``National Night Out'', 
        a unique crime prevention event which will demonstrate the importance 
        and effectiveness of community participation in crime prevention efforts 
        by having people spend the period from 7 to 10 o'clock post meridiem on 
        August 3, 1999, with their neighbors in front of their homes with their 
        lights on; and
Whereas schools that turn their lights on from 7 to 10 o'clock post meridiem on 
        August 3, 1999, would send a positive message to the participants of 
        ``National Night Out'' and would show their commitment to reduce crime 
        and violence in schools: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the President should focus appropriate attention on the issue of 
neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of 
school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing 
his Administration to make reducing crime an important priority.
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