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Expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2025, through December 20, 2025, as “National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month”.

S. Res. 504 · 119th Congress · Nov 19, 2025 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2025, through December 20, 2025, as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month.

That the Senate—
(1)
expresses support for the designation of November 20, 2025, through December 20, 2025, as “National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month”;
(2)
supports efforts to—
(A)
raise awareness of survivors of homicide victims;
(B)
support survivors of homicide victims, including families, schools, and communities, with support services and information; and
(C)
encourage research to—
(i)
better address the needs of families and communities severely impacted by violence;
(ii)
consider ways to improve access to, and the quality of, behavioral health services for survivors of homicide victims; and
(iii)
consider ways to take action to raise the national homicide clearance rate, which has remained near 50 percent and is among the lowest in the developed world; and
(3)
calls on the people of the United States, interest groups, and affected persons—
(A)
to promote awareness of survivors of homicide victims;
(B)
to take an active role in the fight to end gun violence and homicide;
(C)
to respond to all families suffering in the aftermath of homicide with consistency, compassion, and competence by centering the principles of love, unity, faith, hope, courage, justice, and forgiveness; and
(D)
to observe National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month with appropriate activities.