,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new  
,mexico submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
,states to adopt ,racheal's ,law4       
,whereas there are approximately        
#bic1jjj victims of sexual assault every
 year2 ,whereas #hb percent of sexual   
assaults were perpetrated by a          
non-stranger2 ,whereas #df percent of   
rapists who were released from prison   
were re-arrested within #c years of     
their release for another crime2 of     
which #ah4f percent was for a violent   
offense2 ,whereas victims of sexual     
assault are #c times more likely to     
suffer from depression1 #f times more   
likely to suffer from post-traumatic    
stress disorder1 #ac times more likely  
to abuse alcohol1 #bf times more likely 
to abuse drugs1 and #d times more likely

 to contemplate suicide2 and ,whereas   
victim interaction with their offender  
can cause further emotional trauma3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 encourages  
,states to ensure that victims of rape  
or sexual assault can file and obtain a 
restraining order against the guilty    
party for an indefinite period of time  
without the necessity of renewal or     
refiling2 and  7#b7 encourages ,states  
to ensure that victims of rape or sexual
 assault can be represented by an       
attorney instead of being physically    
present during hearings involving their 
convicted attacker4