[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 400 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 400

       Supporting the designation of a National Day of Civility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2017

 Mr. Crist (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Arrington, Mr. 
  Bacon, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Brown of 
Maryland, Mr. Budd, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Demings, 
Mr. Evans, Mr. Faso, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. 
   Garrett, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. 
  Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Lawson of 
   Florida, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Mast, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. 
Murphy of Florida, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Francis 
   Rooney of Florida, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
Smucker, Mr. Soto, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Lewis of 
 Minnesota) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Supporting the designation of a National Day of Civility.

Whereas civility involves being nice or polite to others and treating others 
        with respect;
Whereas civil discourse and dialogue are hallmarks of the American political and 
        social systems, and these hallmarks have been jeopardized in recent 
        years by growing division in and coarsening of our political culture;
Whereas 9 out of 10 Americans agree incivility leads to intimidation, threats, 
        harassment, discrimination, violence, and cyberbullying;
Whereas a majority of Americans believe incivility in our politics encourages 
        general incivility in society and deters citizens from engaging in 
        public service;
Whereas racial and religious minorities, the homeless, people with disabilities, 
        the poor, and law enforcement officers report having experienced the 
        most incivility;
Whereas civility training in schools, a national campaign to promote civility, a 
        conscious public effort to practice civility, and a National Day of 
        Civility may combat the threats posed by increasing incivility and 
        distrust in our institutions; and
Whereas July 12th would be an appropriate day to designate as a National Day of 
        Civility: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of a National Day of Civility;
            (2) encourages a national campaign to promote civility in 
        our schools, at work, and in our public spaces; and
            (3) calls on all Americans to practice civility.
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