[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1451 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1451

   Supporting the goals and ideals of October as ``National Domestic 
                      Violence Awareness Month''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2022

    Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
Espaillat, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Sires, Ms. Adams, 
    Mr. Carson, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mrs. 
    Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mrs. 
    Radewagen, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Thompson of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
   Schneider, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Fitzpatrick, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Mast, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
 Ruppersberger, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. 
Jacobs of New York, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Allred, Ms. Conway, Ms. 
 Bush, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Soto, Mr. Price 
   of North Carolina, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. David Scott of 
 Georgia, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Lesko, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
Ms. Ross, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Titus, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Payne, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
Evans, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Case, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
  Cleaver, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
   Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
 Stanton, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Johnson 
 of Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. 
Ellzey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Crow, Ms. Wexton, 
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Costa, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Castro of Texas, 
  Mr. Neguse, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Katko, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
    Yarmuth, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Chu, Ms. 
 Brownley, Ms. Bass, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. 
   Granger, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Lois 
Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Dean, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
DeSaulnier, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Peltola, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. San Nicolas, 
     Mr. Waltz, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin of 
   California, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Jones, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Williams of 
   Georgia, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
Aguilar, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Welch, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. 
  Grijalva, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. 
 Mace, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Scott of 
    Virginia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
    Carbajal, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Peters, Mr. Casten, Mr. 
Moulton, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. 
  Bice of Oklahoma, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
Horsford, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
    Garcia of Texas, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Sewell, Mr. 
  Malinowski, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carter of 
 Louisiana, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Keating, 
   Mr. Timmons, Mrs. Kim of California, and Ms. Clarke of New York) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Supporting the goals and ideals of October as ``National Domestic 
                      Violence Awareness Month''.

Whereas this resolution may be cited as the ``Original National Domestic 
        Violence Awareness Month Resolution'';
Whereas intimate partner violence affects people of all ages as well as all 
        racial, ethnic, gender, economic, and religious backgrounds;
Whereas an average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical 
        violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, more 
        than 12,000,000 women and men over the course of a single year;
Whereas, in 2021, the National Domestic Violence Hotline answered more than 
        408,000 calls, chats, and texts, more than any other year before;
Whereas of the reported abuse types, 96 percent of those contacting the National 
        Domestic Violence Hotline disclosed emotional abuse, 61 percent stated 
        physical abuse, 26 percent described economic or financial abuse, and 11 
        percent revealed digital abuse;
Whereas 75 percent of those contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline 
        identified as victims or survivors, 13 percent identified as friends, 
        family members, or other helpers, and 12 percent identified as 
        ``other'', such as those working with survivors or even those causing 
        harm;
Whereas women are disproportionately victims of domestic violence, as 1 in 4 
        women and 1 in 7 men ages 18 and older will experience domestic violence 
        at some point in their life;
Whereas survivors of domestic violence are strong, courageous, and resilient;
Whereas, on average, more than 3 women are murdered by their husbands or 
        boyfriends in the United States every day;
Whereas women ages 18 to 34 experience the highest rates, per capita, of 
        intimate partner violence;
Whereas 27.1 percent of women and 21.4 percent of men who were victims of 
        contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate 
        partner first experienced these or other forms of violence before age 
        18;
Whereas nearly 1 in 3 college women say they have been in an abusive dating 
        relationship;
Whereas 1 in 3 Native American women will be raped and 6 in 10 will be 
        physically assaulted in their lifetimes;
Whereas African-American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35 
        percent higher than that of White women, and about 2.5 times the rate of 
        women of other races, but African-American women are less likely than 
        White women to use social services or battered women's programs or to go 
        to the hospital because of domestic violence;
Whereas, in an Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence survey, 
        21 to 55 percent of Asian and Pacific Islander women reported 
        experiencing domestic violence (physical, sexual, or both) during their 
        lifetimes;
Whereas, according to the National Intimate and Sexual Violence Survey, 42.1 
        percent of Latina women are victimized by intimate partner violence in a 
        lifetime, defined by rape, physical assault, or stalking;
Whereas victims of domestic violence report hesitation calling law enforcement 
        and accessing victims services due to uncertainty arising from fear of 
        prosecution for unrelated activities, including immigration status;
Whereas the average cost of intimate partner violence over a victim's lifetime 
        for medical and mental health care services is $103,767 for women and 
        $23,414 for men;
Whereas, of women who die by homicide, 2 out of 5 are killed by an intimate 
        partner or former intimate partner;
Whereas one-quarter to one-half of domestic violence victims report that they 
        have lost a job due, at least in part, to domestic violence;
Whereas some victims of domestic violence who have protection orders or other 
        indications that they are victims are evicted or denied access to 
        housing;
Whereas a review of 12 United States studies, most of which included data from 
        multiple cities, shows that domestic violence incidents increased 8.1 
        percent after jurisdictions imposed pandemic-related lockdown orders;
Whereas domestic violence programs and hotlines have seen a substantial increase 
        in contacts since 2020 and continue to experience a surge in requests 
        for services, with the National Domestic Violence Hotline averaging 
        approximately 2,600 daily contacts in 2022, up from 800 to 1,200 average 
        daily contacts before the COVID-19 pandemic;
Whereas 92 percent of homeless women experience severe physical or sexual abuse 
        at some point in their lifetimes;
Whereas 13.5 percent of women and 5.2 percent of men report having been stalked 
        by an intimate partner;
Whereas 81 percent of women who are stalked by a current or former male partner 
        are also physically abused by that partner;
Whereas, of the total domestic violence homicides, about 75 percent of the 
        victims were killed as they attempted to leave the relationship or after 
        the relationship had ended;
Whereas 99 percent of abusive relationships include financial abuse, causing the 
        survivors to stay or return to the abusive relationship;
Whereas more than 8,000,000 days of paid work each year are lost due to domestic 
        violence issues;
Whereas 96 percent of employed domestic violence victims experience problems at 
        work due to abuse;
Whereas 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year and 
        90 percent of these children are eyewitnesses to such violence;
Whereas children exposed to domestic violence are more likely to attempt 
        suicide, abuse drugs and alcohol, run away from home, and become victims 
        of human trafficking;
Whereas one large study found that men exposed to physical abuse, sexual abuse, 
        and adult domestic violence as children were almost 4 times more likely 
        than other men to have perpetrated domestic violence as adults;
Whereas 73 percent of male abusers were abused as children;
Whereas 1 in 10 District of Columbia high school students reported experiencing 
        physical violence from a dating partner in the past year;
Whereas half of youth who have been victims of both dating violence and rape 
        attempt suicide, compared to 12.5 percent of nonabused girls and 5.4 
        percent of nonabused boys;
Whereas there is a need for primary schools, secondary schools, and 
        postsecondary schools to educate students about the issues of domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking;
Whereas a recently released multistate study shows that the Nation's domestic 
        violence shelters are addressing victims' urgent and long-term needs and 
        are helping victims protect themselves and their children;
Whereas a 2021 survey by the National Network to End Domestic Violence reported 
        that 70,032 violence victims were served by domestic violence shelters 
        and programs around the Nation in a single day;
Whereas an additional 9,444 requests for services went unmet that day due to 
        lack of resources;
Whereas most murdered transgender women are killed by intimate partners;
Whereas a 2018 analysis on the killings of women in 47 major United States 
        cities during the previous decade found that nearly half (46 percent) of 
        them died as a result of intimate partner violence;
Whereas 61.1 percent of bisexual women, 43.8 percent of lesbian women, 37.3 
        percent of bisexual men, and 26 percent of homosexual men experience 
        intimate partner violence during their life;
Whereas domestic violence advocates provide lifesaving, essential services;
Whereas there is a need to increase--not reduce--funding for programs aimed at 
        intervening in and preventing domestic violence in the United States; 
        and
Whereas October is an appropriate month for the observance of ``National 
        Domestic Violence Awareness Month'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Original National Domestic 
Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORTING NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

    The House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of ``National Domestic 
        Violence Awareness Month''; and
            (2) expresses the sense of the House of Representatives 
        that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic 
        violence and its devastating effects on individuals, families, 
        and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic 
        violence in the United States.
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