,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #af1 #bjac,ms4
 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education 
,act ( #aife to au?orize ! use ( funds =
 ! inclusion 9 dome/ic viol5ce education
 programs ( in=mation on legal rights   
available to te5age victims ( dat+      
viol5ce4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,te5 ,dat+ ,viol5ce         
,education ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! 
,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,girls &  
wom5 betwe5 ! ages ( #af & #bd are ! mo/
 vuln]able to dome/ic viol5ce1 exp]i5c+ 
! highe/ p] capita rates ( non-fatal    
intimate p>tn] viol5ce4  7#b7 ,"o-?ird (
 te5s report exp]i5c+ "s k9d ( abuse 9  
_! romantic relation%ips1 includ+ v]bal 
& emotional abuse4  7#c7 ,approximately 
#a 9 #e adolesc5t girls report be+      
physically or sexually hurt by a dat+   
p>tn]4  7#d7 ,=ty p]c5t ( te5age girls  

ages #ad to #ag report kn[+ someone _!  
age :o has be5 hit or beat5 by a        
boyfri5d4  7#e7 ,tw5ty-six p]c5t ( girls
 9 grades #i to #ab h be5 ! victim (    
physical abuse1 sexual abuse1 or date   
rape4  7#f7 ,te5ag]s :o are ! victims ( 
dat+ viol5ce (t5 d n "k ! legal actions 
!y c take to put an end to ! viol5ce !y 
are exp]i5c+4 ,^! te5ag]s (t5 d n       
inquire into legal actions !y c take    
because ( ! p]ceiv$ /igma ( dat+        
viol5ce4  7#g7 ,! co/ ( intimate p>tn]  
viol5ce annually exce$s #e4h billion1   
includ+ #d4a billion 9 direct heal? c>e 
exp5ses4  7#h7 ,dome/ic viol5ce has be5 
e/imat$ to co/ employ]s 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates up to #ac billion ea* ye>4  7#i7 
,9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 rape is ! mo/ co/ly 
crime to its victims1 total+ #abg       
billion a ye>1 includ+ m$ical co/s1 lo/ 
e>n+s1 pa91 suff]+1 & lo/ quality ( life
  #c4 ,inclusion 9 dome/ic viol5ce      
education programs ( in=mation on legal 
rights available to te5age victims (    
dat+ viol5ce ,p>agraph 7#b7 ( section   

#eega7;c7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#gbge7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ &   
are design$ & ins]t+ 1 are design$2 &   
7#b7 by ins]t+ 1 & include in=mation    
specific to ! ,/ate involv$ reg>d+ !    
legal rights available to te5age victims
 ( dat+ viol5ce be=e ! p]iod4