[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 22223-22224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 621--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5 THROUGH 
  FEBRUARY 9, 2007, AS ``NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND 
                           PREVENTION WEEK''

  Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Murkowski, 
and Mr. Menendez) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 621

       Whereas 1 in 3 female teens in a dating relationship have 
     feared for their physical safety;
       Whereas 1 in 2 teens in serious relationships have 
     compromised their beliefs to please their partner;
       Whereas nearly 1 in 5 teens who have been in a serious 
     relationship said their boyfriend or girlfriend would 
     threaten to hurt themselves or their partner if there was a 
     breakup;
       Whereas 1 in 5 teens in a serious relationship report they 
     have been hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner;
       Whereas more than 1 in 4 teens have been in a relationship 
     where their partner verbally abuses them;
       Whereas 13 percent of Hispanic teens reported that hitting 
     a partner was permissible;
       Whereas 29 percent of girls who have been in a relationship 
     said they have been pressured to have sex or engage in sex 
     they did not want;
       Whereas nearly 50 percent of girls worry that their partner 
     would break up with them if they did not agree to engage in 
     sex;
       Whereas Native American women experience higher rates of 
     interpersonal violence than any other population group;
       Whereas violent relationships in adolescence can have 
     serious ramifications for victims who are at higher risk for 
     substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior, 
     suicide, and adult revictimization;
       Whereas the severity of violence among intimate partners 
     has been shown to increase if the pattern has been 
     established in adolescence;
       Whereas 81 percent of parents surveyed either believe 
     dating violence is not an issue or admit they do not know if 
     it is an issue; and
       Whereas the establishment of the National Teen Dating 
     Violence Awareness and Prevention Week will benefit schools, 
     communities, and families regardless of socio-economic 
     status, race, or sex: Now, therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of February 5 through February 9, 
     2007, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
     Prevention Week''; and
       (2) calls upon the people of the United States, high 
     schools, law enforcement, State and local officials, and 
     interested groups, to

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     observe National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
     Prevention Week with appropriate programs and activities that 
     promote awareness and prevention of the crime of teen dating 
     violence in their communities.

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