112 STAT. 3742
PROCLAMATION 7085—APR. 21, 1998
states that guarantee such fundamental rights as protection from further harm, which includes keeping victims and accused criminals in
separate rooms during court proceedings; the right of victims to call
upon law enforcement if they feel they are being harassed or intimidated in connection with a pending case; and the right to be notified
of a convicted criminal's release from incarceration. And after decades
of advocacy, a proposed Federal constitutional amendment for victims
now lies before the Congress. We have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to amend the United States Constitution to ensure that
the rights of victims are honored in every court throughout our Nation.
This year, our observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week coincides with the anniversary of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P.
Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. That tragedy brought home
to an entire Nation the extraordinary suffering and grief that can be
rendered by a single, senseless, criminal act. In remembering the many
victims of this brutal crime, let us pledge to sustain oiur efforts to reduce violent crime, to provide comfort and support to its victims as
they strive to rebuild their lives, and to keep victims' rights a primary
concern in America's criminal justice system.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 19
through April 25, 1998, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week. I luge
all Americans to remember crime victims and their families by working
to reduce violence, to assist those harmed by crime, and to make our
homes and communities safer places in which to live and raise our
families.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth
day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-
eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-second.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
Proclamation 7085 of April 21, 1998
National Volunteer Week, 1998
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Volunteers enrich our lives every day with their generosity and compassion. In recent months, we have witnessed the extraordinary response of America's volunteers to the plight of those who have suf-
fered from the severe weather plaguing much of our country. In communities devastated by mud slides, ice storms, flash floods, or tornadoes, volimteers have opened their hearts and homes to offer shelter,
hot meals, building materials, and—most important—the hope and
support that people desperately need to begin putting their lives back
together. This spirit of citizen service has deep and strong roots in
America's past, and by nurturing this spirit we can help to ensure a
better future for our Nation.
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