[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H8392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT

  (Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, today the House will 
vote on H.R. 3402, the Department of Justice Appropriations 
Authorization Act.
  I rise today to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers) and 
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) for their leadership 
on this bill and to urge my colleagues to support it.
  H.R. 3402 contains language from my bill, H.R. 283, the Bullying and 
Gang Prevention For School Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2005. By 
adding this important provision, schools will be able to use Federal 
dollars to establish gang and bullying prevention programs in their 
schools and to teach kids not to use e-mail, instant messaging, or cell 
phones to make threats and insults, a disturbing new behavior known as 
``cyberbullying.''
  Studies show that 31 percent of junior high and high school students 
in urban areas and 21 percent of all students reported that street 
gangs were present at their schools and more than 3.2 million children 
are the victims of repeated bullying every year. That is one in every 
six students.
  Bullying and gangs can be eliminated from our schools and H.R. 3402 
is a tremendous step in the right direction. I urge all of my 
colleagues to vote for the bill.

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