[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 52 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 52

    Recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect, and 
     supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the problem.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 2003

  Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Lott, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Specter, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Allen) submitted the following resolution; 
               which was referred to the Committee on the
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect, and 
     supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the problem.

Whereas approximately 3,000,000 reports of suspected or known child abuse and 
        neglect involving 5,000,000 American children are made to child 
        protective service agencies each year;
Whereas 588,000 American children are unable to live safely with their families 
        and are placed in foster homes and institutions;
Whereas it is estimated that more than 1,200 children, 85 percent of whom are 
        under the age of 6 years and 44 percent of whom are under the age of 1 
        year, lose their lives as a direct result of abuse and neglect every 
        year in America;
Whereas this tragic social problem results in human and economic costs due to 
        its relationship to crime and delinquency, drug and alcohol abuse, 
        domestic violence, and welfare dependency; and
Whereas Childhelp USA has initiated a ``Day of Hope'' to be observed on 
        Wednesday, April 2, 2003, during Child Abuse Prevention Month, to focus 
        public awareness on this social ill: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the sense of the Senate that--
                    (A) all Americans should keep the victims of child 
                abuse and neglect in their thoughts and prayers;
                    (B) all Americans should seek to break the cycle of 
                child abuse and neglect and to give these victimized 
                children hope for the future; and
                    (C) the faith community, nonprofit organizations, 
                and volunteers across America should recommit 
                themselves and mobilize their resources to assist these 
                abused and neglected children; and
            (2) the Senate--
                    (A) supports the goals and ideas of the ``Day of 
                Hope'', which was initiated by Childhelp USA and will 
                be observed on April 2, 2003, as part of Child Abuse 
                Prevention Month; and
                    (B) commends Childhelp USA for all of its efforts 
                on behalf of abused and neglected children throughout 
                the United States.
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