119-hres523

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 523 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 523

 Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2025, as National 
 ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and secure 
 storage of guns in the home.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 20, 2025

Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Brownley, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, 
Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. 
 Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
 Swalwell, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Vargas, and Ms. McClellan) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
 on Energy and Commerce

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2025, as National 
 ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and secure 
 storage of guns in the home.

Whereas firearm-related deaths are now the leading cause of death in United 
 States children;
Whereas, according to estimates from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization 
 Project, on average, 22 children and teens per day were injured or 
 killed from the discharge of a firearm;
Whereas 4.6 million children in the United States live in homes with loaded and 
 unlocked guns;
Whereas, in States that collect data through the National Violent Death 
 Reporting System, on average, 80 percent of unintentional firearm deaths 
 of children under 15 occurred in a home;
Whereas, in approximately 76 percent of school shootings by a student, the gun 
 was brought from their home or the home of a family member and owned by 
 an adult family member;
Whereas the ASK Campaign encourages parents to add a question to a conversation 
 before their child visits other homes, ``Is there a gun in your 
 house?'', and follow affirmative answers with, ``Is it locked and 
 unloaded?'';
Whereas asking these simple questions about gun safety before sending your child 
 to visit or play at another home could help save your child's life;
Whereas asking these questions will raise awareness of the need for secure 
 storage of guns in the home as a proven effective preventative safety 
 measure;
Whereas asking these questions will prevent incidents of family fire, in which 
 an improperly stored or misused gun results in injury or death;
Whereas the ASK Campaign was first established with the American Academy of 
 Pediatrics

    (AAP) in 2000 and is currently administered by the Brady 
 Campaign;
Whereas the president of the AAP has said, ``Keeping children and teens safe 
 from preventable injuries is one of the most important things we do as 
 pediatricians.'';
Whereas, a November 2017 Government Accountability Office report, ``Personal 
 Firearms: Programs that Promote Safe Storage and Research on Their 
 Effectiveness'', identified 16 public or nonprofit programs that promote 
 secure gun storage, including the ASK program, and reported that the ASK 
 program was the only national program to be evaluated and validated as 
 effective;
Whereas June 21, the first day of summer, the season in which kids typically 
 spend more time at a friend's or family member's home, has traditionally 
 been designated as National ASK Day;
Whereas the Brady Center and Campaign, its more than 100 chapters in a majority 
 of States throughout the Nation, and its many local, State, and national 
 partners come together to highlight the ASK Campaign each year in 
 communities across the Nation; and
Whereas June 21 is designated by national organizations, as well as various 
 local and State governments, including State legislatures, as the 20th 
 annual National ASK Day: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the designation of National ASK (Asking Saves 
 Kids) Day to encourage parents to begin asking this life-saving 
 question;

    (2) encourages public health, medical, and other 
 professionals to discuss gun ownership, gun safety, and safe 
 storage in the home with their patients and parents and 
 guardians of minors; and

    (3) supports the goals and ideals of National ASK Day.
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