,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd  
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4  
,franken7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,january  
#bi1 #bjac ,committee discharged2       
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,raising awareness and encouraging      
prevention of stalking by designating   
,january #bjac as ,national ,stalking   
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas #a in #f1  
or #ai1bjj1jjj1 women in the ,united    
,states have at some point during their 
lifetime experienced stalking           
victimization1 during which they felt   
very fearful or believed that they or   
someone close to them would be harmed or
 killed2 ,whereas1 during a #a-year     
period1 an estimated #c1djj1jjj persons 
in the ,united ,states reported that    
they had been victims of stalking1 and  

#ge percent of those victims reported   
that they had been stalked by someone   
they knew2 ,whereas #aa percent of      
victims reported having been stalked for
 more than #e years1 and #bc percent of 
victims reported having been stalked    
almost every day2 ,whereas #a in #d     
victims reported that stalkers had used 
email1 instant messaging1 blogs1        
bulletin boards1 ,internet sites1 chat  
rooms1 or other forms of electronic     
monitoring against them1 and #a in #ac  
victims reported that stalkers had used 
electronic devices to monitor them2     
,whereas stalking victims are forced to 
take drastic measures to protect        
themselves1 including changing identity1
 relocating1 changing jobs1 and         
obtaining protection orders2 ,whereas #a
 in #g victims reported having relocated
 in an effort to escape a stalker2      
,whereas approximately #a in #h employed
 victims of stalking missed work because
 they feared for their safety or were   
taking steps to protect themselves1 such

 as by seeking a restraining order2     
,whereas less than #ej percent of       
victims reported stalking to police1 and
 only #g percent of victims contacted a 
victim service provider1 shelter1 or    
hotline2 ,whereas stalking is a crime   
under ,federal law and under the laws of
 all #ej ,states1 the ,district of      
,columbia1 and the territories of the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas stalking      
affects victims of every race1 age1     
culture1 gender1 sexual orientation1    
physical and mental ability1 and        
economic status2 ,whereas national      
organizations1 local victim service     
organizations1 campuses1 prosecutor's   
offices1 and police departments stand   
ready to assist stalking victims and are
 working diligently to develop effective
 and innovative responses to stalking2  
,whereas there is a need to improve the 
response of the criminal justice system 
to stalking through more aggressive     
investigation and prosecution2 ,whereas 
there is a need for increased           

availability of victim services across  
the ,united ,states1 and such services  
must include programs tailored to meet  
the needs of stalking victims2 ,whereas 
persons aged #ah to #bd experience the  
highest rates of stalking victimization1
 and rates of stalking among college    
students exceed the prevalence rates    
found in the general population2        
,whereas as many as #ge percent of women
 in college who experience              
stalking-related behavior experience    
other forms of victimization1 including 
sexual or physical victimization1 or    
both2 ,whereas there is a need for      
effective responses to stalking on      
campuses2 and ,whereas the ,senate finds
 that ,national ,stalking ,awareness    
,month provides an opportunity to       
educate the people of the ,united       
,states about stalking3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7       
designates ,january #bjac as ,national  
,stalking ,awareness ,month2  7#b7      
applauds the efforts of the many        

stalking victim service providers1      
police1 prosecutors1 national and       
community organizations1 campuses1 and  
private sector supporters to promote    
awareness of stalking2  7#c7 encourages 
policymakers1 criminal justice          
officials1 victim service and human     
service agencies1 college campuses and  
universities1 and nonprofit             
organizations to increase awareness of  
stalking and the availability of        
services for stalking victims2 and  7#d7
 urges national and community           
organizations1 businesses in the private
 sector1 and the media to promote       
awareness of the crime of stalking      
through ,national ,stalking ,awareness  
,month4