Bill · S.Res. 504· Senate(119-SRES-504)
A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2025, through December 20, 2025, as "National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month".
- Introduced
- 11/19/2025
- Last activity
- 11/19/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8242-8243)
- Sponsored by
- Edward Markey
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
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What this bill would do
This resolution expresses support for designating November 20, 2025, through December 20, 2025, as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month. It highlights the national public health crisis of gun violence and the millions of family members left behind after a homicide. The text notes that homicide disproportionately impacts Black and Latinx adults, Black teenagers, and women facing intimate partner violence. It supports efforts to raise awareness, provide support services, and encourage research to address the needs of impacted families. Finally, it calls on the American people to take an active role in ending gun violence and to observe the awareness month with appropriate activities.
Yes· 3 of 11
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+5
The resolution encourages research to improve the access to and quality of behavioral health services for survivors of homicide victims.
Would Black Americans be better off under this?+4
The bill acknowledges that Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by gun-related homicides.
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?+4
The bill acknowledges that Latinx Americans are disproportionately impacted by gun-related homicides.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support Services and Information: The bill supports efforts to provide survivors of homicide victims, including families, schools, and communities, with support services and information under section (2)(B). This could be considered positive because surviving family members need holistic, coordinated, compassionate, and consistent support.
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Research for Better Behavioral Health: The bill encourages research to improve access to and the quality of behavioral health services for survivors under section (2)(C)(ii). This is a positive step because losing a loved one to homicide results in chronic physical and behavioral health consequences.
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Raising the Homicide Clearance Rate: The bill encourages research to consider ways to take action to raise the national homicide clearance rate under section (2)(C)(iii). This is positive because 40 percent of homicides in the United States go unsolved.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
Based on the provided text, there are no specific sections or provisions identified that create negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For African Americans+4Good For Hispanic Americans+4Good For Women+4Good For Children+3Good For Young Adults+3Good For Low Income Households+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+3Improves Racial Equity+3Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+5Improves Opioid Crisis Response+1
- 11/19/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8242-8243)
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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