,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ejd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ai1 #bjbe,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of ,november
 #bj1 #bjbe1 through ,december #bj1     
#bjbe1 as ,national ,survivors of       
,homicide ,victims ,awareness ,month4   
,whereas the ,united ,states faces a    
national public health crisis of gun    
violence2 ,whereas1 on average1 more    
than #bb1jjj homicides each year        
continue to rob families and communities
 of loved ones2 ,whereas homicides      
increased by #cj percent in #bjbj1      
compounding the many deaths caused by   
,,covid-#ai2 ,whereas1 for every #a     
homicide victim1 there are at least #aj 
surviving family members1 and the number
 of survivors of homicide victims grows 

exponentially each year as they navigate
 life after the tragic loss of their    
loved one2 ,whereas homicide victims are
 loved and grieved by family members1   
friends1 neighbors1 classmates1         
colleagues1 and communities across the  
country2 ,whereas1 in the ,united       
,states1 almost #a in #d adults who are 
,black or ,latinx report having lost a  
loved one to a gun-related homicide2    
,whereas losing a loved one to homicide 
is one of the most traumatic events an  
individual can experience2 ,whereas1 in 
the ,united ,states1 homicide is the    
leading cause of death for ,black       
teenagers and the second leading cause  
of death for teenagers overall2 ,whereas
 more than #a_/b 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 losing a  
loved one to homicide results in chronic
 physical and behavioral health         
consequences that carry significant     

behavioral and economic burdens on      
families and communities impacted by    
murder1 trauma1 grief1 and loss2        
,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 the lives of their   
loved ones regardless of the            
circumstances surrounding their death2  
,whereas survivors of homicide victims  
are transforming their pain into purpose
 by informing1 influencing1 and         
impacting public policy1 and working to 
create and sustain an environment where 
all families can live in peace and all  
people are valued2 ,whereas survivors1  
advocates1 and providers are working    
together to implement equitable and     

effective community-based responses to  
homicide2 ,whereas the leadership of    
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 ,senate-- 7#a7 expresses support for
 the designation of ,november #bj1      
#bjbe1 through ,december #bj1 #bjbe1 as 
,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 to-- 7i7 better      
address the needs of families and       
communities severely impacted by        
violence2  7ii7 consider ways to improve

 access to1 and the quality of1         
behavioral health services for survivors
 of homicide victims2 and  7iii7        
consider ways to take action to raise   
the national homicide clearance rate1   
which has remained near #ej percent and 
is among the lowest in the developed    
world2 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 competence by centering the         
principles of love1 unity1 faith1 hope1 
courage1 justice1 and forgiveness2 and  
7,d7 to observe ,national ,survivors of 
,homicide ,victims ,awareness ,month    
with appropriate activities4