| Resolution Number: | 2022-B006 |
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| Title: | Advocate for State-Level Gun Violence Prevention |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention urge dioceses of The Episcopal Church across the United States to advocate for safe gun legislation with their state governments; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations support domestic dioceses in state-level advocacy against gun violence and other forms of community violence; and be it further
Resolved, That to assist the Office of Government Relations in this state-level advocacy against violence, the Joint Standing Commission on Program, Budget, and Finance consider a budget allocation of $160,000 for the implementation of this resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 853-854. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and United States Policy |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #16 on Resolution B006 (Investing in State-Level Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(B006)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 80th General Convention urge dioceses of The Episcopal Church across the United States to advocate for safe gun legislation with their state governments; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations support domestic dioceses in state-level advocacy against gun violence and other forms of community violence; and be it further
Resolved, That to assist the Office of Government Relations in this state-level advocacy against violence, the Joint Standing Commission on Program, Budget, and Finance consider a budget allocation of $160,000 for the implementation of this resolution.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #16)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #32 on HD Message #16 on Resolution B006 (Investing in State-Level Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #319)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention urges advocacy for dioceses to engage in state-level advocacy for safe gun legislation. |
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| Notes: | Many resolutions concurred by the House of Bishops on Day 3 resulted in two messages being sent to the House of Deputies. The Acts of Convention followed the Journal Editor’s lead in using the second message number as the official message. House of Bishops Message #319 was preceded by House of Bishops Message #253. |