[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 765 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 765

  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness 
                                 Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2006

 Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. Maloney) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness 
                                 Month.

Whereas college and university campuses are subject to criminal threats both 
        from within and outside their borders;
Whereas under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus 
        Crime Statistics Act a total of 84 homicides, 7,941 sex offenses, 9,296 
        aggravated assaults, and 3,367 arsons were reported on-campus from 2001 
        to 2003;
Whereas between one fifth and one quarter of female students become the victim 
        of a completed or attempted rape, usually by someone they know, during 
        their college careers;
Whereas each year more than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are 
        victims of alcohol-related sexual assault;
Whereas each year more than 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are 
        assaulted by another student who has been drinking;
Whereas 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from 
        alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes;
Whereas there have been 82 fire fatalities in student housing from January 2000 
        to January 2006 according to the Center for Campus Fire Safety;
Whereas Security On Campus, Inc., a national nonprofit group dedicated to 
        promoting safety and security on college and university campuses, has 
        designated September as National Campus Safety Awareness Month; and
Whereas the designation of National Campus Safety Awareness Month provides an 
        opportunity for colleges and universities to inform students about 
        existing campus crime trends, campus security policies, crime prevention 
        techniques, fire safety, and alcohol and other drug education, 
        prevention, and treatment programs: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the goals and 
ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.
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