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Supporting the designation of the week of April 24 through April 30, 2022, as “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week”.

S. Res. 581 · 117th Congress · Apr 6, 2022 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Supporting the designation of the week of April 24 through April 30, 2022, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

That the Senate—
(1)
supports the designation of the week of April 24 through April 30, 2022, as “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week”;
(2)
recognizes that crime victims and survivors, and the families of those victims and survivors, should be treated with dignity, fairness, and respect;
(3)
applauds the work carried out by thousands of victim assistance organizations and agencies that serve crime survivors at the local, State, Federal, and Tribal levels;
(4)
remains committed to funding programs authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.) and the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.), among other Federal programs, which help thousands of public, community-based, and Tribal victim and survivor assistance organizations and agencies that provide essential, and often life-saving, services to millions of crime victims throughout the United States; and
(5)
encourages the observance of the 41st anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with appropriate public awareness, education, and outreach activities.