,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,poe of  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4  
,swalwell of ,california1 and ,mr4      
,lewis7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,supporting the mission   
and goals of #bjad ,national ,crime     
,victims' ,rights ,week1 which include  
increasing public awareness of the      
rights1 needs1 and concerns of1 and     
services available to assist1 victims of
 crime in the ,united ,states4  ,whereas
 in #bjaa1 there were approximately     
#f1jjj1jjj victims of violent crime and 
more than #ag1jjj1jjj victims of        
property crime in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas according to the ,national     
,crime ,victimization ,survey1 nonfatal 
violent crime in the ,united ,states    
increased by #ag percent and property   
crime in the ,united ,states increased  

by #aa percent between #bjaj and #bjaa2 
,whereas according to the ,uniform      
,crime ,reporting ,program of the       
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 law 
enforcement agencies throughout the     
nation reported an increase of #a4i     
percent in the number of violent crimes 
brought to their attention for the first
 #f months of #bjab when compared with  
figures reported for the same time in   
#bjaa2 ,whereas a just society          
acknowledges the impact of crime on     
individuals1 families1 schools1 and     
communities by protecting the rights of 
crime victims and ensuring that         
resources and services are available to 
help rebuild the lives of such victims2 
,whereas despite impressive             
accomplishments between #aigd and #bjad 
in increasing the rights of1 and        
services available to1 crime victims1   
and the families of such victims1 many  
challenges remain to ensure that all    
crime victims are--  7#a7 treated with  
dignity1 fairness1 and respect2  7#b7   

offered support and services regardless 
of whether such victims report crimes   
committed against them2 and  7#c7       
recognized as key participants within   
the criminal1 juvenile1 ,federal1       
tribal1 and civil justice systems in the
 ,united ,states when such victims      
report crimes2  ,whereas crime victims  
in the ,united ,states need and deserve 
support and assistance to help such     
victims cope with the often devastating 
consequences of crime2 ,whereas #bjad   
marks the #cjth anniversary of the      
enactment of the ,victims of ,crime ,act
 of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfja et seq47
 7referred to in this preamble as       
,,voca71 which is the hallmark of the   
commitment of the ,federal ,government  
to supporting rights and services for   
victims of all types of crime2 ,whereas 
,,voca established the ,crime ,victims  
,fund1 which is paid for by criminal    
fines and penalties1 rather than by     
taxpayer dollars2 ,whereas the ,crime   
,victims ,fund has collected more than  

#bj1djj1jjj1jjj from criminals to be    
used exclusively to help victims of     
crime2 ,whereas during each year between
 #aihd and #bjad1 communities across the
 ,united ,states have joined ,congress  
and the ,department of ,justice in      
commemorating ,national ,crime ,victims'
 ,rights ,week to celebrate a shared    
vision of a comprehensive and           
collaborative response that identifies  
and addresses the many needs of crime   
victims2 ,whereas ,congress and the     
,president agree on the need for a      
renewed commitment to serving all       
victims of crime in the #bast century2  
,whereas the theme of #bjad ,national   
,crime ,victims' ,rights ,week1         
celebrated during the week of ,april #f 
through ,april #ab1 #bjad1 is #cj       
,years3 ,restoring the ,balance of      
,justice and highlights the many        
challenges that confront crime-victim   
assistance1 justice1 and public safety2 
and ,whereas the people of the ,united  
,states recognize and appreciate the    

continued importance of promoting the   
rights of1 and services for1 crime      
victims and of honoring crime victims   
and individuals who provide services for
 crime victims3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house--  7#a7 supports the   
mission and goals of #bjad ,national    
,crime ,victims' ,rights ,week1 which   
include increasing individual and public
 awareness of--  7,a7 the impact of     
crime on victims2  7,b7 the challenges  
to achieving justice for victims2 and   
7,c7 the many solutions to meet such    
challenges2  7#b7 recognizes that crime 
victims should be treated with dignity1 
fairness1 and respect2 and  7#c7        
recognizes the #cjth anniversary of the 
enactment of the ,victims of ,crime ,act
 of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfja et      
seq474