[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 498 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 498

                   Supporting the Million Mom March.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2000

 Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
Shays, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
 Horn, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Meehan, 
Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
 Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Lee, Ms. Carson, Mr. Udall of 
  Colorado, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. 
Lofgren) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                   Supporting the Million Mom March.

Whereas on Mother's Day--May 14, 2000--Americans will be united in the Million 
        Mom March;
Whereas the Million Mom March will occur on the National Mall in the District of 
        Columbia and at 63 other sites across the Nation;
Whereas the purpose of the Million Mom March is to call upon the President and 
        the Congress to enact commonsense gun legislation;
Whereas 12 children in the United States are killed every day by gun violence;
Whereas this gun violence has affected mothers, fathers, other family members, 
        and friends;
Whereas the mothers participating in the Million Mom March have demonstrated 
        their grassroots leadership to eliminate gun violence from the Nation's 
        schools and communities; and
Whereas on Mother's Day and beyond, families, citizens, members of religious 
        congregations, schools, community-based organizations, businesses, and 
        political and cultural groups will join together as a local and national 
        community to recognize the affects of violence against our children from 
        guns: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) applauds the efforts of march founder Donna Dees-
        Thomases and all the participants in the Million Mom March;
            (2) recognizes that the purpose of the Million Mom March is 
        to end gun violence and to urge the Congress to enact 
        commonsense gun legislation; and
            (3) seeks to work with the organizers and participants of 
        the Million Mom March and all interested groups to make our 
        communities safer by approving reasonable Federal gun safety 
        legislation.
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