[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 246 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 246

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should 
  be established a National Drug Court Month, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2005

Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Ramstad) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                                 Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should 
  be established a National Drug Court Month, and for other purposes.

Whereas drug courts provide the focus and leadership for community-wide, anti-
        drug systems, bringing together public safety professionals and other 
        community partners in the fight against drug abuse and criminality;
Whereas the results of more than 100 program evaluations and at least 3 
        experimental studies have yielded definitive evidence that drug courts 
        increase treatment retention and reduce substance abuse and crime among 
        drug-involved adult offenders;
Whereas judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, substance abuse treatment and 
        rehabilitation professionals, law enforcement and community supervision 
        personnel, researchers and educators, national and community leaders, 
        and others dedicated to the drug court movement have had a profound 
        impact within their communities;
Whereas the drug court movement has grown from the 12 original drug courts in 
        1994 to 1,621 operational drug courts as of December 2004; and
Whereas the establishment of a National Drug Court Month would increase 
        awareness about drug courts at the Federal, State, and local levels: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) there should be established a National Drug Court Month 
        to increase awareness about drug courts at the Federal, State, 
        and local level; and
            (2) the President should issue a proclamation calling upon 
        the people of the United States and interested groups to 
        observe the month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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