[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 112 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 112

           To designate June 5, 1999, as ``Safe Night USA''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 27, 1999

 Mr. Feingold submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
           To designate June 5, 1999, as ``Safe Night USA''.

Whereas over 1,500,000 people, 220,000 of them juveniles, were arrested last 
        year for drug abuse;
Whereas over 1,000,000 juveniles were victims of violent crimes last year;
Whereas local community prevention efforts are vital to reducing these alarming 
        trends;
Whereas Safe Night began with 4,000 juvenile participants in Milwaukee during 
        1994 in response to a 300 percent increase in violent death and injury 
        in that city between 1983 and 1993;
Whereas Safe Night involved over 10,000 Wisconsin participants and included over 
        100 individual Safe Nights throughout Wisconsin in 1996;
Whereas Safe Night has been credited as a factor in reducing the teenage 
        homicide rate in Milwaukee by 60 percent in just the first 3 years of 
        the program;
Whereas Wisconsin Public Television, the Public Broadcasting Service, Black 
        Entertainment Television, the National Latino Children's Institute, the 
        National Civics League, 100 Black Men of America, the Resolving Conflict 
        Creatively Center and Educators for Social Responsibility, the Boys and 
        Girls Club of America, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, 
        the National 4-H Youth Council, Public Television Outreach, and the 
        American Academy of Pediatrics have joined with Safe Night USA to lead 
        this major violence prevention initiative;
Whereas community leaders, including parents, teachers, doctors, religious 
        officials, and business leaders, will enter into partnership with youth 
        to foster a drug-free and violence-free environment on June 5, 1999;
Whereas this partnership combines stress and anger management programs with 
        dances, talent shows, sporting events, and other recreational 
        activities, operating on only 3 basic rules: no weapons, no alcohol, and 
        no arguments;
Whereas Safe Night USA helps youth avoid the most common factors that precede 
        acts of violence, provides children with the tools to resolve conflict 
        and manage anger without violence, encourages communities to work 
        together to identify key issues affecting teenagers, and creates local 
        partnerships with youth that will continue beyond the expiration of the 
        project; and
Whereas June 5, 1999, will witness over 10,000 local Safe Night activities 
        joined together in one nationwide effort to combat youth violence and 
        substance abuse: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

    The Senate--
            (1) designates June 5, 1999 as ``Safe Night USA''; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling on the people of the United States to observe the day 
        with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF RESOLUTION.

    The Senate directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
enrolled copy of this resolution to Safe Night USA.
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