HRES 938 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in "National Night Out", which occurs the first Tuesday of August each year, including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 20, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 20, 2006
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Night Out.

Requests that the President: (1) focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing the Administration to make crime reduction an important priority; and (2) coordinate the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the USA Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to participate by supporting local efforts, neighborhood watches, and local officials, including law enforcement personnel, to provide homeland security and combat terrorism in the United States.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2006 to Sep 7, 2006, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalJul 20, 2006
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJul 20, 2006
D-WAAdam SmithJul 24, 2006
D-MNBetty McCollumJul 24, 2006
D-NCBob EtheridgeJul 24, 2006
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJul 24, 2006
D-FLCorrine BrownJul 24, 2006
D-CAJoe BacaJul 24, 2006
D-MIJohn D. DingellJul 24, 2006
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJul 24, 2006
D-PARobert A. BradyJul 24, 2006
D-NJRush HoltJul 24, 2006
D-NYBrian HigginsJul 27, 2006
R-PACurt WeldonJul 27, 2006
D-CADiane E. WatsonJul 27, 2006

Actions 2

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  1. Jul 20, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Jul 20, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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  1. Jul 20, 2006Introduced in House

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