,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjai,ms4
 ,pressley 7for herself and ,mrs4       
,mc,bath7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,november #bj through
 ,december #bj as ,national ,survivors  
of ,homicide ,victims ,awareness ,month4
  ,whereas the ,united ,states faces a  
national public health crisis of gun    
violence2 ,whereas more than #ac1jjj    
homicides each year continue to rob     
families and communities of loved ones2 
,whereas for every #a homicide victim1  
there are at least #aj surviving family 
members1 resulting in over #acj1jjj new 
survivors of homicide victims each year2
 ,whereas homicide victims are loved and
 grieved by mothers1 fathers1 sisters1  
brothers1 sons1 daughters1 husbands1    
wives1 partners1 grandparents1 aunts1   
uncles1 extended family members1        

friends1 neighbors1 classmates1         
colleagues1 and communities across the  
country2 ,whereas almost #a in #d ,black
 ,american and ,hispanic_/,latinx adults
 report having lost a loved one to      
gun-related homicide2 ,whereas losing a 
loved one to homicide is one of the most
 traumatic events a person can          
experience2 ,whereas homicide is the    
leading cause of death among ,black     
,americans ages #ab-ai and the second   
leading cause of death for teenagers    
nationwide2 ,whereas more than half of  
women who are victims of homicides are  
killed because of intimate partner      
violence2 ,whereas #dj percent of       
homicides in the ,united ,states go     
unsolved2 ,whereas homicide results in  
short-term and chronic physical and     
behavioral health consequences that     
carry significant behavioral and        
economic burdens on families and        
communities impacted by trauma2 ,whereas
 all families of homicide victims       
deserve to be treated with dignity and  

compassion2 ,whereas surviving family   
members need holistic1 coordinated1     
compassionate1 and consistent support   
and services in the immediate aftermath 
of a homicide and ongoing opportunities 
for healing in the months and years     
afterward2 ,whereas surviving family    
members want to remember and honor their
 loved one's lives regardless of the    
circumstances surrounding their death2  
,whereas survivors of homicide victims  
are using their tragedies to inform1    
influence1 and impact public policy so  
that all children1 regardless of where  
they live1 can grow up in a safe1       
peaceful community2 ,whereas survivors1 
advocates1 and providers are working to 
implement equitable and effective       
community-based responses to homicide2  
,whereas the leadership by surviving    
family and community members is         
essential to disrupting cycles of       
violence and promoting peace in all     
communities2 and ,whereas recognition of
 the needs of survivors can help combat 

trauma1 foster healing1 and inform joy  
for families and communities impacted by
 homicide3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7  
expresses support for the designation of
 ,national ,survivors of ,homicide      
,victims ,awareness ,month2  7#b7       
supports efforts to-- 7,a7 raise        
awareness of survivors of homicide      
victims2  7,b7 support survivors of     
homicide victims1 including families1   
schools1 and communities1 with support  
services and information2 and  7,c7     
encourage research-- 7i7 to better      
address the needs of families and       
communities severely impacted by        
violence2 and  7ii7 to consider ways to 
improve access to1 and the quality of1  
behavioral health services for survivors
 of homicide victims2 and  7#c7 calls on
 the people of the ,united ,states1     
interest groups1 and affected persons-- 
7,a7 to promote awareness of survivors  
of homicide victims2  7,b7 to take an   
active role in the fight to end gun     

violence and homicide2  7,c7 to respond 
to all families suffering in the        
aftermath of homicide with consistency1 
compassion1 and competence2 and  7,d7 to
 observe ,national ,survivors of        
,homicide ,victims ,awareness ,month    
with appropriate activities4