[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 119 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        April 24, 2007.
Whereas currently in the United States, there are millions of victims and 
        survivors of crime whose physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual 
        needs are entitled to the attention and support of individuals and 
        communities across the United States;
Whereas the collaborative efforts of criminal and juvenile justice 
        professionals, victim service providers, public policy makers, allied 
        professionals, and the Office for Victims of Crime and the Office on 
        Violence Against Women within the Department of Justice have helped 
        enhance public safety and victim awareness in various communities of all 
        sizes across the United States;
Whereas since 1984, the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) has collected $8 billion in 
        fines, fees, and assessments on individuals convicted of Federal crimes 
        to support crime victim compensation and victim assistance programs 
        nationwide;
Whereas there are over 10,000 system-based and community-based victim assistance 
        programs that provide greatly needed interventions, support, and justice 
        system advocacy to crime victims and survivors, including 4,400 programs 
        that receive VOCA funding;
Whereas the theme of the 2007 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, called 
        ``Victims' Rights: Every Victim, Every Time'', recognizes that all 
        victims and survivors of crimes deserve to have victims' rights and 
        access to victims' services, and recognizes the ongoing efforts of 
        countless victim service providers, justice professionals, and allied 
        professionals and volunteers who selflessly dedicate their lives to 
        helping victims and survivors of crimes to exercise their victims rights 
        and access important victim services;
Whereas, in 2007, the week of April 22 through April 28, is dedicated as the 
        national observance during which crime victims' and survivors' rights, 
        needs, and services will be recognized; and
Whereas during the 2007 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, the Congressional 
        Victim's Rights Caucus will honor a victim or survivor of crime, a 
        victim service provider, and an allied professional and innovators in 
        public policy development whose efforts on behalf of crime victims and 
        survivors are visionary and exemplary: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the mission and goals of the 2007 National Crime 
        Victims' Rights Week in order to increase public awareness of the impact 
        of crime on victims and survivors of crime, and of the rights and needs 
        of such victims and survivors; and
            (2) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the Office for Victims of Crime in 
        the Department of Justice.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.