,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bb1 #bjae ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 and ,ms4     
,klobuchar7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,national ,domestic ,violence 
,awareness ,month1 commending domestic  
violence victim advocates1 domestic     
violence victim service providers1      
crisis hotline staff1 and first         
responders serving victims of domestic  
violence for their compassionate support
 of victims of domestic violence1 and   
expressing the sense of the ,senate that
 ,congress should continue to support   
efforts to end domestic violence and    
hold perpetrators of domestic violence  
accountable4  ,whereas domestic violence
 victim advocates1 domestic violence    
service providers1 domestic violence    
first responders1 and other individuals 

in the ,united ,states observe the month
 of ,october1 #bjae1 as ,national       
,domestic ,violence ,awareness ,month in
 order to increase awareness in the     
,united ,states about the issue of      
domestic violence2 ,whereas it is       
estimated that each year up to          
#i1jjj1jjj individuals in the ,united   
,states are victims of intimate partner 
violence1 including--  7#a7 physical    
violence2  7#b7 rape2 or  7#c7 stalking2
 ,whereas more than #a in #e women in   
the ,united ,states and up to #a in #g  
men in the ,united ,states have         
experienced severe physical violence by 
an intimate partner2 ,whereas domestic  
violence affects women1 men1 and        
children of every age and background1   
but women-- 7#a7 experience more        
domestic violence than men2 and  7#b7   
are significantly more likely than men  
to be injured during an assault by an   
intimate partner2  ,whereas women aged  
#ah to #cd typically experience the     
highest rates of intimate partner       

violence1 according to the ,bureau of   
,justice ,statistics2 ,whereas most     
female victims of intimate partner      
violence have been victimized by the    
same offender previously2 ,whereas      
domestic violence is cited as a         
significant factor in homelessness among
 families2 ,whereas research shows that 
households in which children are abused 
or neglected are likely to have a higher
 rate of intimate partner violence2     
,whereas millions of children are       
exposed to domestic violence each year2 
,whereas victims of domestic violence   
experience immediate and long-term      
negative outcomes1 including detrimental
 effects on mental and physical health2 
,whereas crisis hotlines serving        
domestic violence operate #bd hours per 
day1 #cfe days per year1 and offer      
important--  7#a7 crisis intervention2  
7#b7 support2  7#c7 information2 and    
7#d7 referrals for victims2  ,whereas   
staff and volunteers of domestic        
violence shelters and programs in the   

,united ,states1 in cooperation with #ef
 ,state and territorial coalitions      
against domestic violence1 serve--  7#a7
 thousands of adults and children each  
day2 and  7#b7 at least #a1jjj1jjj      
adults and children each year2  ,whereas
 law enforcement officers in the ,united
 ,states put their lives at risk each   
day by responding to incidents of       
domestic violence1 which can be among   
the most volatile and deadly disturbance
 calls2 ,whereas ,congress first        
demonstrated a significant commitment to
 supporting victims of domestic violence
 through the landmark enactment of the  
,family ,violence ,prevention and       
,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdja et 
seq472 ,whereas ,congress has remained  
committed to protecting survivors of all
 forms of domestic violence and sexual  
abuse by making ,federal funding        
available to support the activities that
 are authorized under--  7#a7 the       
,family ,violence ,prevention and       
,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdja et 

seq472 and  7#b7 the ,violence ,against 
,women ,act of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#acibe et seq472 ,whereas there is a    
need to continue to support programs and
 activities aimed at domestic violence  
intervention and domestic violence      
prevention in the ,united ,states2 and  
,whereas individuals and organizations  
that are dedicated to preventing and    
ending domestic violence should be      
recognized3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that-- 7#a7 the ,senate supports the   
goals and ideals of ,national ,domestic 
,violence ,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7  
it is the sense of the ,senate that     
,congress should-- 7,a7 continue to     
raise awareness of domestic violence in 
the ,united ,states and the             
corresponding devastating effects of    
domestic violence on survivors1         
families1 and communities2 and  7,b7    
pledge continued support for programs   
designed--  7i7 to assist survivors2    
7ii7 to hold perpetrators accountable2  
and  7iii7 to bring an end to domestic  

violence4