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H.Con.Res. 227: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week.

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H.Con.Res. 227: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-01-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-01-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 68 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HCONRES227 (2010-02-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) National Urban Crimes Awareness Week provides a special opportunity to educate Americans about urban violence; and (2) it is appropriate to acknowledge victims of urban violence and to commend efforts to prevent such violence. Calls for recognition of: (1) national and community organizations and private sector supporters for their work in promoting awareness about urban violent crimes and in assisting victims, families, and survivors of such crimes; (2) public safety, law enforcement, and health professionals for their efforts to combat urban violent crime; and (3) victim advocates and criminal justice professionals for their work in establishing alternatives to incarceration and rehabilitation programs for offenders and victims alike. Recommends that national and community organizations, private businesses, colleges and universities, and the media: (1) promote awareness of violent urban crimes and strategies to decrease the incidence of these crimes; and (2) support the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN)

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hconres227 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111