,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51
 & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57 submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,novemb] #bj1 
#bjbe1 ?r\gh ,decemb] #bj1 #bjbe1 z     
,national ,survivors ( ,homicide        
,victims ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates faces a national public   
heal? crisis ( gun viol5ce2 ,:]eas1 on  
av]age1 m ?an #bb1jjj homicides ea* ye> 
cont9ue to rob families & communities ( 
lov$ ones2 ,:]eas homicides increas$ by 
#cj p]c5t 9 #bjbj1 comp\nd+ ! _m dea?s  
caus$ by ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas1 = e #a    
homicide victim1 !re are at lea/ #aj    
surviv+ family memb]s1 & ! numb] (      
survivors ( homicide victims gr[s       
expon5tially ea* ye> z !y navigate life 
aft] ! tragic loss ( _! lov$ "o2 ,:]eas 
homicide victims are lov$ & griev$ by   

family memb]s1 fri5ds1 neighbors1       
classmates1 colleagues1 & communities   
across ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 almo/ #a 9 #d adults :o are     
,black or ,lat9x report hav+ lo/ a lov$ 
"o to a gun-relat$ homicide2 ,:]eas los+
 a lov$ "o to homicide is "o ( ! mo/    
traumatic ev5ts an individual c         
exp]i5ce2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
homicide is ! lead+ cause ( dea? =      
,black te5ag]s & ! second lead+ cause ( 
dea? = te5ag]s ov]all2 ,:]eas m ?an     
#a_/b ( wom5 :o are victims ( homicides 
are kill$ because ( intimate p>tn]      
viol5ce2 ,:]eas #dj p]c5t ( homicides 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates g unsolv$2 ,:]eas los+ a
 lov$ "o to homicide results 9 *ronic   
physical & behavioral heal? consequ5ces 
t c>ry significant behavioral & economic
 burd5s on families & communities       
impact$ by murd]1 trauma1 grief1 & loss2
 ,:]eas all families ( homicide victims 
des]ve to be treat$ ) dignity &         
compassion2 ,:]eas surviv+ family memb]s
 ne$ holi/ic1 coord9at$1 compassionate1 

& consi/5t support & s]vices 9 !        
imm$iate aft]ma? ( a homicide & ongo+   
opportunities = heal+ 9 ! mon?s & ye>s  
aft]w>d2 ,:]eas surviv+ family memb]s   
want to rememb] & honor ! lives ( _!    
lov$ ones reg>dless ( ! circum/ances    
surr\nd+ _! dea?2 ,:]eas survivors (    
homicide victims are trans=m+ _! pa9    
into purpose by in=m+1 influ5c+1 &      
impact+ public policy1 & work+ to create
 & su/a9 an environm5t :]e all families 
c live 9 peace & all p are valu$2 ,:]eas
 survivors1 advocates1 & provid]s are   
work+ toge!r to implem5t equitable &    
effective community-bas$ responses to   
homicide2 ,:]eas ! lead]%ip ( surviv+   
family & community memb]s is ess5tial to
 disrupt+ cycles ( viol5ce & promot+    
peace 9 all communities2 & ,:]eas       
recognition ( ! ne$s ( survivors c help 
combat trauma1 fo/] heal+1 & in=m joy = 
families & communities impact$ by       
homicide3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--
 7#a7 expresses support = ! designation 
( ,novemb] #bj1 #bjbe1 ?r\gh ,decemb]   

#bj1 #bjbe1 z ,national ,survivors (    
,homicide ,victims ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7
 supports ef=ts to-- 7,a7 raise aw>5ess 
( survivors ( homicide victims2  7,b7   
support survivors ( homicide victims1   
includ+ families1 s*ools1 & communities1
 ) support s]vices & in=mation2 &  7,c7 
enc\rage rese>* to-- 7i7 bett] address !
 ne$s ( families & communities sev]ely  
impact$ by viol5ce2  7ii7 consid] ways  
to improve access to1 & ! quality (1    
behavioral heal? s]vices = survivors (  
homicide victims2 &  7iii7 consid] ways 
to take action to raise ! national      
homicide cle>ance rate1 :i* has rema9$  
ne> #ej p]c5t & is among ! l[e/ 9 !     
develop$ _w2 &  7#c7 calls on ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 int]e/ gr\ps1 & affect$  
p]sons-- 7,a7 to promote aw>5ess (      
survivors ( homicide victims2  7,b7 to  
take an active role 9 ! fight to end gun
 viol5ce & homicide2  7,c7 to respond to
 all families suff]+ 9 ! aft]ma? (      
homicide ) consi/5cy1 compassion1 &     
compet5ce by c5t]+ ! pr9ciples ( love1  

unity1 fai?1 hope1 c\rage1 ju/ice1 &    
=giv5ess2 &  7,d7 to obs]ve ,national   
,survivors ( ,homicide ,victims ,aw>5ess
 ,mon? ) appropriate activities4