,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #icf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bb1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,costa submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,april #ai-be1 #bjbj1 as 
,national ,crime ,victims' ,rights      
,week4  ,whereas crime and victimization
 in the ,united ,states have            
significant1 often devastating impacts  
on victims1 survivors1 and communities  
large and small2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1    
there were #c4c million violent         
victimizations1 yet only #dc percent of 
these crimes were reported to police1   
and only #aa percent of violent victim  
crime victims accessed assistance from a
 victim service agency2 ,whereas crime  
victims and survivors need and deserve  
support and access to services to help  
them cope with the physical1            
psychological1 financial1 social1 and   
spiritual impact of crime2 ,whereas     

,congress recognizes the vital needs of 
crime victims and survivors through the 
enactment of responsive law and         
continued financial support of victim   
service agencies through the ,victims of
 ,crime ,act 7,,voca71 the ,violence    
,against ,women ,act 7,,vawa71 and the  
,family ,violence ,prevention and       
,services ,act 7,,fvpsa71 among others2 
,whereas the mission of the             
,congressional ,crime ,survivors and    
,justice ,caucus is to identify1        
address1 and elevate the needs of crime 
survivors and all ,united ,states       
jurisdictions affected by crime in a    
bipartisan manner1 without infringing on
 the rights of the accused1 through     
,federal legislation1 ,congressional    
education1 public awareness1 and        
collaboration with allied professionals 
and organizations nationwide2 and       
,whereas the ,caucus and the ,congress  
commit to the adoption of policies and  
programs that identify and meet the     
needs of crime survivors across the     

,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 strongly supports the goals and    
theme of #bjbj ,national ,crime         
,victims' ,rights ,week--,seek ,justice1
 ,ensure ,victims' ,rights1 ,inspire    
,hope2  7#b7 recognizes the outstanding 
efforts of over #aj1jjj victim          
assistance organizations and agencies   
that serve survivors at the local1      
,state1 ,tribal1 national1 and ,federal 
levels2  7#c7 remains committed to      
supporting and sustaining the ,victims  
of ,crime ,act that helps over #f1hjj   
public1 community-based1 and ,tribal    
victim and_/or survivor assistance      
organizations and agencies that provide 
essential1 often life-saving services to
 millions of crime victims throughout   
the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7          
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe #bjbj ,national      
,crime ,victims' ,rights ,week with     
appropriate public awareness1 education1
 and outreach activities4