,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,casey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,frank57      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ & support+ !   
goals & ideals ( ,national ,sexual      
,assault ,aw>5ess & ,prev5tion ,mon?4   
,:]eas1 on av]age1 a p]son is sexually  
assault$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates e #b m9utes2 
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice reports t m
 ?an #bjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are   
sexually assault$ ea* ye>2 ,:]eas ne>ly 
#a 9 #e wom5 & #a 9 #ga m5 h be5 victims
 ( rape at "s po9t 9 _! lives2 ,:]eas ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se receiv$ #c1aeh      
reports ( sexual assault involv+ memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 fiscal ye> #bjaj2     
,:]eas *ildr5 & "y adults are mo/ at    
risk ( sexual assault1 z #dd p]c5t (    
sexual assault victims are "u #ah ye>s (
 age1 & #hj p]c5t are "u #cj ye>s ( age2
 ,:]eas sexual assault affects wom51 m51
 & *ildr5 ( all racial1 social1         

religi\s1 age1 e?nic1 & economic gr\ps 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas wom51 m51 &    
*ildr5 suff] multiple types ( sexual    
viol5ce1 includ+ acqua9tance1 /rang]1   
sp\sal1 & gang rape1 ince/1 *ild sexual 
mole/ation1 =c$ pro/itution1 traffick+1 
=c$ pornography1 ritual abuse1 sexual   
h>assm5t1 & /alk+2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t
 ! p]c5tage ( complet$ or attempt$ rape 
victimization among wom5 9 in/itutions (
 high] education is betwe5 #bj & #be    
p]c5t ov] ! c\rse ( a college c>e]2     
,:]eas1 9 addition to ! imm$iate        
physical & emotional co/s1 sexual       
assault has associat$ consequ5ces t may 
include po/-traumatic /ress disord]1    
sub/ance abuse1 major depression1       
homelessness1 eat+ disord]s1 & suicide2 
,:]eas only #da p]c5t ( sexual assault  
victims pursue prosecution by report+ _!
 attack to law en=cem5t ag5cies2 ,:]eas 
two-?irds ( sexual crimes are committ$  
by p]sons :o are n /rang]s to ! victims2
 ,:]eas sexual assault survivors suff]  
emotional sc>s long aft] ! physical sc>s

 h heal$2 ,:]eas1 because ( advances 9  
,,dna te*nology1 law en=cem5t ag5cies h 
! pot5tial to id5tify ! rapi/s 9 t5s (  
?\s&s ( unsolv$ rape cases2 ,:]eas      
aggressive prosecution c lead to !      
inc>c]ation ( rapi/s & !re=e prev5t ^?  
individuals f committ+ fur!r crimes2    
,:]eas national1 ,/ate1 t]ritory1 &     
tribal coalitions1 community-bas$ rape  
crisis c5t]s1 & o!r organizations across
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are committ$ to        
increas+ public aw>5ess ( sexual viol5ce
 & its preval5ce1 & to elim9at+ sexual  
viol5ce ?r\gh prev5tion & education2    
,:]eas important p>tn]%ips h be5 =m$    
among crim9al & juv5ile ju/ice ag5cies1 
heal? pr(essionals1 public heal? work]s1
 educators1 fir/ respond]s1 & victim    
s]vice provid]s2 ,:]eas free1           
confid5tial help is available to all    
survivors ( sexual assault ?r\gh !      
,national ,sexual ,assault ,hotl9e1 m   
?an #a1jjj rape crisis c5t]s across !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 & o!r organizations t    
provide s]vices to assi/ survivors (    

sexual assault2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to a    
#bjaa survey ( rape crisis c5t]s by !   
,national ,alliance to ,end ,sexual     
,viol5ce1 #ej p]c5t ( ! rape crisis     
c5t]s h exp]i5c$ a r$uction 9 /aff+1 #fe
 p]c5t ( ! rape crisis c5t]s h a wait+  
li/ = s]vices1 & fund+ & /aff+ cuts h   
result$ 9 #fg p]c5t ( ! rape crisis     
c5t]s hav+ to r$uce ! am\nt ( h\rs !y   
sp5d d$icat$ to prev5tion & aw>5ess2    
,:]eas individual & collective ef=ts    
reflect ! dream ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
= a c\ntry :]e individuals &            
organizations actively "w to prev5t all 
=ms ( sexual viol5ce & no sexual assault
 victim goes uns]v$ or ev] feels t !re  
is no pa? to ju/ice2 & ,:]eas ,april is 
recogniz$ z ,national ,sexual ,assault  
,aw>5ess & ,prev5tion ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t--  7#a7 x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate
 t--  7,a7 ,national ,sexual ,assault   
,aw>5ess & ,prev5tion ,mon? provides a  
special opportunity to educate ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ab\t sexual viol5ce & to  
enc\rage ! prev5tion ( sexual assault1 !

 improv$ treatm5t ( survivors ( sexual  
assault1 & ! prosecution ( p]petrators (
 sexual assault2  7,b7 x is appropriate 
to prop]ly ackn[l$ge ! m ?an #bj1jjj1jjj
 m5 & wom5 :o h surviv$ sexual assault 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & salute ! ef=ts (     
survivors1 volunte]s1 & pr(essionals :o 
combat sexual assault2  7,c7 national & 
community organizations & private sector
 support]s %\ld be recogniz$ & applaud$ 
= _! "w 9 promot+ aw>5ess ab\t sexual   
assault1 provid+ in=mation & treatm5t to
 survivors ( sexual assault1 & increas+ 
! numb] ( successful prosecutions (     
p]petrators ( sexual assault2 &  7,d7   
public safety1 law en=cem5t1 & heal?    
pr(essionals %\ld be recogniz$ &        
applaud$ = _! h>d "w & innovative       
/rategies to increase ! p]c5tage (      
sexual assault cases t result 9 !       
prosecution & inc>c]ation ( ! (f5d]s2   
7#b7 ! ,s5ate /rongly recomm5ds t       
national & community organizations1     
bus9esses 9 ! private sector1           
in/itutions ( high] education1 & ! m$ia 

promote1 ?r\gh ,national ,sexual        
,assault ,aw>5ess & ,prev5tion ,mon?1   
aw>5ess ( sexual viol5ce & /rategies to 
decrease ! incid5ce ( sexual assault2 & 
7#c7 ! ,s5ate supports ! goals & ideals 
( ,national ,sexual ,assault ,aw>5ess & 
,prev5tion ,mon?4