Introduced in House
Expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2025, through December 20, 2025, as "National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month".
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That the House of Representatives— (1) expresses support for the designation of National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month; (2) supports efforts to— (A) raise awareness of survivors of homicide victims; (B) support survivors of homicide victims, including families, schools, and communities, with support services and information; and (C) encourage research to— (i) better address the needs of families and communities severely impacted by violence; (ii) consider ways to improve access to, and the quality of, behavioral health services for survivors of homicide victims; and (iii) take action to raise the national homicide clearance rate, which has remained near 50 percent and is among the lowest in the developed world; and (3) calls on the people of the United States, interest groups, and affected persons— (A) to promote awareness of survivors of homicide victims; (B) to take an active role in the fight to end gun violence and homicide; (C) to respond to all families suffering in the aftermath of homicide with consistency, compassion, and competence and by centering the principles of love, unity, faith, hope, courage, justice, and forgiveness; and (D) to observe National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month with appropriate activities.