[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 757 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 757

 Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Day of Remembrance for 
                           Homicide Victims.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2009

Ms. Edwards of Maryland (for herself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. Richardson, 
   Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
Woolsey, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Grijalva) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Day of Remembrance for 
                           Homicide Victims.

Whereas homicide is a devastating epidemic in this Nation, destroying families 
        and communities;
Whereas women are disproportionately victims of homicide perpetrated by intimate 
        partners;
Whereas intimate partner homicide is the leading cause of death for African-
        American women ages 15-45;
Whereas, on average, 3 women per day are murdered by their current or former 
        husbands or partners and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
        finds that women experience 2,000,000 injuries from intimate partner 
        violence each year;
Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the cost of 
        intimate partner violence exceeded $5,800,000,000 in 2003;
Whereas, for the years 1976 to 2005 combined, among all homicide victims, 
        females were particularly at risk for intimate killings and sex-related 
        homicides, with 64.8 percent of all female homicide victims during that 
        time being murdered by an intimate partner;
Whereas one-third of all murdered females are victims of intimate partner 
        homicide annually, with separated females having the highest homicide 
        rate;
Whereas intimate partner violence resulted in 1,544 deaths in 2004, and of those 
        deaths, 25 percent were males and 75 percent were females;
Whereas the time that a victim of domestic violence leaves a violent situation 
        is the most dangerous time for a victim and increases his or her 
        likelihood of becoming a victim of homicide;
Whereas homicide is the second leading cause of traumatic death for pregnant 
        women and recently pregnant women, accounting for nearly 31 percent of 
        maternal injury deaths;
Whereas numerous agencies across this country provide support to the families of 
        homicide victims and the tireless work of agency staff and volunteers is 
        worthy of acknowledgment; and
Whereas victims of domestic violence-related homicides should be remembered 
        during the National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims to honor 
        their memories: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of a National Day of 
        Remembrance for Homicide Victims; and
            (2) acknowledges the epidemic of intimate partner homicide 
        in this Nation, its disproportionate impact on women, and the 
        work of agencies across this country to address this epidemic 
        and provide support and resources to all survivors of victims 
        of homicide, including the families of intimate partner 
        homicide.
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