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SRES 242 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Commemorative events and holidays Community life and organization Crime prevention Crime victims Firearms and explosives Violent crime

A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 4, 2021, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2021 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".

Introduced: May 26, 2021 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 26, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution supports the designation of National Gun Violence Awareness Month and the designation of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

What's happening now May 26, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 1144 Related bill Expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2022 as "Nati…
  • SRES 651 Related bill A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June …
  • HRES 437 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of June 4, 2021, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2021 as "Nati…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 26, 2021
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 26, 2021
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 26, 2021
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 26, 2021
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2021
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 26, 2021
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 26, 2021
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 26, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 26, 2021
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 242: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 4, 2021, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2021 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-242/
MLA
"S. Res. 242: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 4, 2021, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2021 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-242/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 242, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-242/.
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[S. Res. 242: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 4, 2021, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2021 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-242/)
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