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SRES 929

A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2024, through December 20, 2024, as "National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month".

118th Congress Introduced by Chris Van Hollen and 1 co-sponsor

Designates Nov 20-Dec 20, 2024 as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month to raise awareness, support families, and encourage research and better survivor services.

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Bill Summary · SRES 929

Summary of S. Res. 929 (2024)

A Senate resolution expressing support for designating a specific period in 2024 as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month, and outlining goals related to awareness, services, and research.

Purpose and Intent

  • Declares support for designating November 20, 2024, through December 20, 2024, as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month.
  • Aims to raise awareness about survivors of homicide victims and to support those affected—families, schools, and communities—with appropriate services and information.
  • Encourages research to better address the needs of families and communities impacted by violence and to improve access to, and the quality of, behavioral health services for survivors.

Key Provisions

1) Designation
- The resolution designates the period of November 20, 2024, to December 20, 2024, as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month.

2) Support for Awareness, Services, and Research
- Supports efforts to raise awareness of survivors of homicide victims.
- Supports providing care and resources to those affected, including families, schools, and communities, with appropriate services and information.
- Encourages research to:
- Better address the needs of affected families and communities, and
- Improve access to and the quality of behavioral health services for survivors.

3) Calls to Action
- Asks the American people, interest groups, and affected individuals to:
- Promote awareness of survivors of homicide victims;
- Actively engage in efforts to end gun violence and homicide;
- Respond to families affected by homicide with consistency, compassion, and competence, guided by the principles of love, unity, faith, hope, courage, justice, and forgiveness; and
- Observe National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month through appropriate activities.

Who Is Affected

  • Survivors of homicide victims and their families.
  • Schools, communities, and organizations involved in victim support and violence prevention.
  • Researchers and behavioral health service providers engaged with survivor needs.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced in the Senate on December 17, 2024.
  • Referred the same day to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (text references S7107-7108).
  • Status: Introduced and under consideration in committee; as a non-binding resolution, it does not authorize spending or create new law.

Sponsors and Related Legislation

  • Primary sponsor: Edward J. Markey.
  • Cosponsor: Chris Van Hollen.
  • Related House companion resolutions: HRES 1618 and HRES 879.
  • Related Senate companion: SRES 465.

Practical Impact

  • This is a non-binding expression of support. It signals congressional interest in raising awareness, supporting affected families, and encouraging research and improved behavioral health services.
  • May influence public messaging, commemorative events, and intergovernmental or nonprofit collaboration during the designated awareness month.
  • No funding or regulatory changes are authorized by this resolution.

Overall, SRES 929 seeks to formalize recognition and mobilize national awareness and supportive actions around survivors of homicide victims during a designated month, while urging continued efforts to reduce violence and improve survivor services.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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