,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #ca1       
#bjai,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington 7for   
himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new      
,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mrs4     
,lesko1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,carson of     
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,rouda1
 ,mr4 ,panetta1 and ,ms4 ,meng7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,resolution     
,expressing appreciation during         
,national ,domestic ,violence ,awareness
 ,month to all providers working        
tirelessly to educate communities1      
provide shelter and assistance to       
victims1 and end the scourge of domestic
 violence4  ,whereas an estimated #a in 
#d women and #a in #g men experience    
domestic violence during their          
lifetimes2 ,whereas domestic violence   
shelters and programs provide           

trauma-informed services that protect   
survivors' privacy and confidentiality2 
,whereas the ,family ,violence          
,prevention and ,services ,act          
7,,fvpsa71 which celebrates its #ceth   
anniversary this ,october1 empowers     
shelters and services to operate and    
creates a pathway for healing for       
individuals1 families1 and youth whose  
lives have been impacted by violence1   
trauma1 and abuse2 ,whereas millions of 
people are victimized by intimate       
partners through verbal assault1 threats
 of physical violence1 physical abuse1  
emotional abuse1 economic abuse1        
technological abuse1 sexual coercion1   
and sexual abuse2 ,whereas domestic     
violence is the leading cause of        
homelessness for women and women with   
children2 ,whereas domestic violence    
accounts for #ae percent of all violent 
crime in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas  
over #dc1jjj1jjj women across the       
,united ,states reported experiencing   
psychological aggression1 contact sexual

 violence1 physical violence1 or        
stalking by an intimate partner during  
their lifetime1 according to a #bjae    
national survey2 ,whereas most abusers  
who stalk their victims escalate their  
conduct to commit more violent crimes2  
,whereas intimate partner homicides have
 increased in recent years2 ,whereas1 in
 an average month between #bjac and     
#bjag1 at least #eb ,american women were
 shot and killed by an intimate partner1
 and many more injured2 ,whereas nearly 
#a1jjj1jjj ,american women alive today  
have reported being shot or shot at by  
an intimate partner2 ,whereas the       
majority of women who were victims of   
some kind of domestic violence first    
experienced this violence by their      
partner before age #be1 and #a in #d    
female victims first experienced        
intimate partner violence prior to age  
#ah2 ,whereas #a in #ae children is     
exposed to intimate partner violence    
each year1 and #ij percent of these     
children are eyewitnesses to this       

violence2 ,whereas1 on a single day in  
#bjah1 domestic violence programs       
serviced #gd1hbc victims and survivors  
of domestic violence but were unable to 
respond to #i1ahc requests for          
assistance due to a lack of resources2  
,whereas1 on a single day in #bjah1     
#db1did victims and survivors of        
domestic violence were housed in        
emergency shelters or transitional      
housing2 ,whereas1 on a single day in   
#bjah1 national and local hotlines      
answered #ai1dei calls seeking support2 
,whereas #gb percent of all             
murder-suicides involve an intimate     
partner1 with #id percent of the murder 
victims identifying as female2 ,whereas 
an estimated #a in #e women will report 
being a victim of domestic violence     
during her lifetime2 ,whereas1 on a     
single day in #bjah1 #be1dgi people were
 trained in domestic violence prevention
 and early intervention from local and  
community-based programs2 and ,whereas  
,national ,domestic ,violence ,awareness

 ,month was established to mourn those  
who died because of domestic violence1  
celebrate survivors1 and connect those  
who work to end violence3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of ,national ,domestic 
,violence ,awareness ,month2  7#b7      
supports the work of the dedicated staff
 of national1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal
 organizations working to provide       
resources1 shelter1 and assistance to   
victims of domestic violence and end    
domestic violence2 and  7#c7 supports   
efforts to hold perpetrators of domestic
 violence accountable4