,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aafh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbj,mr4 
,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1
 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,olson1    
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4    
,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 
,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,ca/5 ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 
,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,lee
 ( ,nevada1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1  
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 & ,mr4   
,grijalva7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,labor  ,,resolution       
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,octob] z  
,national ,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess    
,mon?4  ,:]eas intimate p>tn] viol5ce   
affects p ( all ages z well z all       
racial1 e?nic1 g5d]1 economic1 &        
religi\s backgr\nds2 ,:]eas wom5 are    
disproportionately victims ( dome/ic    
viol5ce1 z #a 9 #d wom5 & #a 9 #g m5    

ages #ah & old] w exp]i5ce dome/ic      
viol5ce at "s po9t 9 _! life2 ,:]eas    
survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce are /rong1  
c\rage\s1 & resili5t2 ,:]eas1 on av]age1
 m ?an #c wom5 are murd]$ by _! husb&s  
or boyfri5ds 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates e day2   
,:]eas wom5 ages #ah to #cd exp]i5ce !  
highe/ rates1 p] capita1 ( intimate     
p>tn] viol5ce2 ,:]eas ab\t #a 9 #e wom5 
:o exp]i5ce rape1 physical viol5ce1 or  
/alk+ by an intimate p>tn] fir/ exp]i5c$
 "s =m ( intimate p>tn] viol5ce betwe5  
#aa & #ag ye>s ( age2 ,:]eas ne>ly #a 9 
#c college wom5 say !y h be5 9 an       
abusive dat+ relation%ip2 ,:]eas #a 9 #c
 ,native ,am]ican wom5 w be rap$ & #f 9 
#aj w be physically assault$ 9 _!       
lifetimes2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican wom5
 exp]i5ce intimate p>tn] viol5ce at a   
rate #ce p]c5t high] ?an t ( ,:ite wom51
 & ab\t #b4e times ! rate ( wom5 ( o!r  
races1 b ,african-,am]ican wom5 are less
 likely ?an ,:ite wom5 to use social    
s]vices or batt]$ wom5's programs or to 
g to ! hospital because ( dome/ic       

viol5ce2 ,:]eas1 9 an ,asian & ,pacific 
,isl&] ,in/itute on ,dome/ic ,viol5ce   
survey1 #ba to #ee p]c5t ( ,asian &     
,pacific ,isl&] wom5 report$ exp]i5c+   
dome/ic viol5ce 7physical1 sexual1 or   
bo?7 dur+ _! lifetimes2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! ,national ,intimate & ,sexual      
,viol5ce ,survey1 #cg4a p]c5t ( ,lat9x  
females are victimiz$ by intimate p>tn] 
viol5ce 9 a lifetime1 def9$ by rape1    
physical assault1 or /alk+2 ,:]eas      
noncitiz5 victims ( dome/ic viol5ce     
report height5$ conc]ns ) access+ law   
en=cem5t & s]vices due to unc]ta9ty     
aris+ f *ang+ immigration policies &    
height5$ immigration en=cem5t2 ,:]eas ! 
av]age co/ ( intimate p>tn] viol5ce ov] 
a victim's lifetime = m$ical & m5tal    
heal? c>e s]vices is #ajc1gfg = wom5 &  
#bc1dad = m52 ,:]eas ( wom5 kill$ ) a   
fire>m1 almo/ two-?irds 7 kill$ by _!   
intimate p>tn]s2 ,:]eas "o-qu>t] to     
"o-half ( dome/ic viol5ce victims report
 t !y h lo/ a job due1 at lea/ 9 "p1 to 
dome/ic viol5ce2 ,:]eas "s l&lords d5y  

h\s+ to victims ( dome/ic viol5ce :o h  
protection ord]s or evict victims (     
dome/ic viol5ce = seek+ help aft] a     
dome/ic viol5ce incid5t1 su* z by call+ 
#i-a-a1 or :o h o!r indications t !y are
 dome/ic viol5ce victims2 ,:]eas        
,,covid-#ai re/rictions h _h "s         
hospitals see a ne>-d\bl+ ( ! proportion
 ( dome/ic abuse cases t result$ 9      
physical injury 9 comp>ison ) previ\s   
ye>s1 & ! injuries 7 also dramatically m
 sev]e1 prompt+ conc]ns t victims _h    
delay$ seek+ c>e ev5 z ! viol5ce aga9/  
!m escalat$2 ,:]eas #ib p]c5t ( homeless
 wom5 exp]i5ce sev]e physical or sexual 
abuse at "s po9t 9 _! lifetimes2 ,:]eas 
#ha p]c5t ( wom5 :o are /alk$ by a      
curr5t or =m] male p>tn] are also       
physically abus$ by t p>tn]2 ,:]eas #ii 
p]c5t ( abusive relation%ips include    
f9ancial abuse1 caus+ ! survivors to /ay
 or return to ! abusive relation%ip2    
,:]eas m ?an #h1jjj1jjj days ( paid "w  
ea* ye> are lo/ due to dome/ic viol5ce  
issues2 ,:]eas #if p]c5t ( employ$      

dome/ic viol5ce victims exp]i5ce        
problems at "w due to abuse2 ,:]eas #a 9
 #ae *ildr5 are expos$ to intimate p>tn]
 viol5ce ea* ye> & #ij p]c5t ( ^! *ildr5
 are eyewitnesses to su* viol5ce2 ,:]eas
 at lea/ #ae1ejj1jjj *ildr5 live 9      
families 9 :i* dome/ic viol5ce occurr$  
at lea/ once 9 ! pa/ ye>2 ,:]eas *ildr5 
expos$ to dome/ic viol5ce are m likely  
to attempt suicide1 abuse drugs &       
alcohol1 run away f home1 & become      
victims ( human traffick+2 ,:]eas "o    
l>ge /udy f\nd t m5 expos$ to physical  
abuse1 sexual abuse1 & adult dome/ic    
viol5ce z *ildr5 7 almo/ #d times m     
likely ?an o!r m5 to h p]petrat$ dome/ic
 viol5ce z adults2 ,:]eas #a 9 #aj high 
s*ool /ud5ts exp]i5c$ physical viol5ce f
 a dat+ p>tn] 9 ! pa/ ye>2 ,:]eas half (
 y\? :o h be5 victims ( bo? dat+ viol5ce
 & rape attempt suicide1 comp>$ to #ab4e
 p]c5t ( nonabus$ girls & #e4d p]c5t (  
nonabus$ boys2 ,:]eas !re is a ne$ =    
prim>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 &       
po/second>y s*ools to educate /ud5ts    

ab\t ! issues ( dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual 
assault1 dat+ viol5ce1 & /alk+2 ,:]eas a
 rec5tly releas$ multi/ate /udy %[s t ! 
,nation's dome/ic viol5ce %elt]s are    
address+ victims' urg5t & long-t]m ne$s 
& are help+ victims protect !mselves &  
_! *ildr52 ,:]eas a #bjai survey by !   
,national ,network to ,end ,dome/ic     
,viol5ce report$ t #gg1bbf viol5ce      
victims 7 s]v$ by dome/ic viol5ce %elt]s
 & programs ar\nd ! ,nation 9 a s+le    
day2 ,:]eas an additional #aa1ccf       
reque/s = s]vices w5t unmet t day due to
 lack ( res\rces2 ,:]eas dome/ic viol5ce
 advocates provide lifesav+1 ess5tial   
s]vices2 ,:]eas !re is a ne$ to         
increase--n r$uce--fund+ = programs aim$
 at int]v5+ 9 & prev5t+ dome/ic viol5ce 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ,octob] w\ld
 be an appropriate mon? = ! obs]vance ( 
,national ,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess    
,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is resolution may be cit$ z ! ,orig9al
 ,national ,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess   
,mon? ,resolution ( #bjbj4  #b4         

,support+ national dome/ic viol5ce      
aw>5ess mon? ,! ,h\se (                 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals 
& ideals ( ,national ,dome/ic ,viol5ce  
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7 expresses ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ,congress
 %\ld cont9ue to raise aw>5ess ( dome/ic
 viol5ce & its deva/at+ effects on      
individuals1 families1 & communities1 & 
support programs design$ to end dome/ic 
viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4