,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ffd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #cj1       
#bjai,mr4 ,green of ,texas 7for himself1
 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4     
,espaillat1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,david    
,scott of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,swalwell  
of ,california7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and ,labor     
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,october as ,national         
,domestic ,violence ,awareness ,month4  
,whereas intimate partner violence      
affects people of all ages as well as   
racial1 ethnic1 gender1 economic1 and   
religious backgrounds2 ,whereas women   
are disproportionately victims of       
domestic violence1 as #a in #d women and
 #a in #g men ages #ah and older will   
experience domestic violence at some    
point in their life2 ,whereas on        
average1 more than #c women are murdered
 by their husbands or boyfriends in the 

,united ,states every day2 ,whereas     
women ages #ah to #cd experience the    
highest rates1 per capita1 of intimate  
partner violence2 ,whereas about #a in  
#e women who experience rape1 physical  
violence1 or stalking by an intimate    
partner first experienced some form of  
partner violence between #aa and #ag    
years of age2 ,whereas nearly #a in #c  
college women say they have been in an  
abusive dating relationship2 ,whereas #a
 out of #c ,native ,american women will 
be raped and #f out of #aj will be      
physically assaulted in their lifetimes2
 ,whereas the cost of intimate partner  
violence over a victim's lifetime for   
medical and mental health care services 
is #ajc1gfg for women and #bc1dad for   
men2 ,whereas1 of females killed with a 
firearm1 almost two-thirds were killed  
by their intimate partners2 ,whereas    
one-quarter to one-half of domestic     
violence victims report that they have  
lost a job due1 at least in part1 to    
domestic violence2 ,whereas some        

landlords deny housing to victims of    
domestic violence who have protection   
orders or evict victims of domestic     
violence for seeking help after a       
domestic violence incident1 such as     
calling #iaa1 or who have other         
indications that they are domestic      
violence victims2 ,whereas #ib percent  
of homeless women experience severe     
physical or sexual abuse at some point  
in their lifetimes2 ,whereas #ha percent
 of women who are stalked by a current  
or former male partner are also         
physically abused by that partner2      
,whereas #ii percent of abusive         
relationships include financial abuse1  
causing the survivors to stay or return 
to the abusive relationship2 ,whereas   
more than #h1jjj1jjj days of paid work  
each year are lost due to domestic      
violence issues2 ,whereas #if percent of
 employed domestic violence victims     
experience problems at work due to      
abuse2 ,whereas #a in #ae children are  
exposed to intimate partner violence    

each year and #ij percent of these      
children are eyewitnesses to violence2  
,whereas at least #ae1ejj1jjj children  
live in families in which partner       
violence occurred at least once in the  
past year2 ,whereas children exposed to 
domestic violence are more likely to    
attempt suicide1 abuse drugs and        
alcohol1 run away from home1 and become 
victims of human trafficking2 ,whereas  
one large study found that men exposed  
to physical abuse1 sexual abuse1 and    
adult domestic violence as children were
 almost #d times more likely than other 
men to have perpetrated domestic        
violence as adults2 ,whereas #a in #aj  
high school students experienced        
physical violence from a dating partner 
in the past year2 ,whereas #ac percent  
of teenage girls who have been in a     
relationship report being hit or hurt by
 their partners2 ,whereas adolescent    
girls who reported dating violence were 
#fj percent more likely to report one or
 more suicide attempts in the past year2

 ,whereas there is a need for middle    
schools1 secondary schools1 and         
postsecondary schools to educate        
students about the issues of domestic   
violence1 sexual assault1 dating        
violence1 and stalking2 ,whereas a      
recently released multistate study shows
 that the ,nation's domestic violence   
shelters are addressing victims' urgent 
and long-term needs and are helping     
victims protect themselves and their    
children2 ,whereas a #bjah ,national    
,census ,survey reported that #gd1hbc   
violence victims were served by domestic
 violence shelters and programs around  
the ,nation in a single day2 ,whereas an
 additional #i1ahc people requested help
 that day1 but due to lack of resources1
 they were unable to be served2 ,whereas
 there is a need to increase funding for
 programs aimed at intervening in and   
preventing domestic violence in the     
,united ,states2 and ,whereas domestic  
shelters and programs experience        
increased demands for service1 #hj      

percent report cuts in funding3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,original     
,national ,domestic ,violence ,awareness
 ,month ,resolution of #bjai4  #b4      
,supporting ,national ,domestic         
,violence ,awareness ,month ,the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports the
 goals and ideals of ,national ,domestic
 ,violence ,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7 
expresses the sense of the ,house of    
,representatives that ,congress should  
continue to raise awareness of domestic 
violence and its devastating effects on 
individuals1 families1 and communities1 
and support programs designed to end    
domestic violence in the ,united        
,states4