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.
Latest action · Aug 10, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
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 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2007 to Sep 27, 2007; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 27, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 10, 2007 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Dec 5, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 10, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 11, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Citizen participation
- Commemorations
- Community policing
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal-local relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- National service
- School security
- Social Welfare
- Special days
- Terrorism
- Volunteer workers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2007Introduced in House
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