,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #chg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#cj1 #bjai,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1
 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 and ,mr4     
,grassley7 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 survivors of domestic violence1 and 
expressing the sense of the ,senate that
 ,congress should continue to support   
efforts to end domestic violence1       
provide safety for victims of domestic  
violence and their families1 and hold   
perpetrators of domestic violence       
accountable4  ,whereas1 according to the
 ,national ,intimate ,partner and       

,sexual ,violence ,survey-- 7#a7 up to  
#ab1jjj1jjj individuals in the ,united  
,states report experiencing intimate    
partner violence annually1 including    
physical violence1 rape1 or stalking2   
and  7#b7 approximately #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 partner at some point in    
their lifetimes2  ,whereas1 on average1 
#c women in the ,united ,states are     
killed each day by a current or former  
intimate partner1 according to the      
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics2        
,whereas domestic violence can affect   
anyone1 but women who are #ah to #cd    
years of age typically experience the   
highest rates of intimate partner       
violence2 ,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   

millions of children are exposed to     
domestic violence each year2 ,whereas   
research shows that boys who are exposed
 to domestic violence in their          
households are more likely to become    
perpetrators of intimate partner        
violence2 ,whereas victims of domestic  
violence experience immediate and       
long-term negative outcomes1 including  
detrimental effects on mental and       
physical health2 ,whereas victims of    
domestic violence may lose several days 
of paid work each year and may lose     
their jobs due to reasons stemming from 
domestic violence2 ,whereas crisis      
hotlines serving domestic violence      
victims operate #bd hours per day1 #cfe 
days per year1 and offer important      
crisis intervention services1 support   
services1 information1 and 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 
#a1jjj1jjj adults and children each     
year2  ,whereas1 according to a #bjaf   
survey conducted by the ,national       
,network to ,end ,domestic ,violence1   
#gb1iei domestic violence victims were  
served by domestic violence shelters and
 programs around the ,united ,states in 
a single day2 ,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 calls2 ,whereas     
,congress first demonstrated a          
significant commitment to supporting    
victims of domestic violence with the   
enactment of the landmark ,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#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbia 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      
,whereas domestic violence programs     
provide trauma-informed services to     
protect the safety1 privacy1 and        
confidentiality of survivors2 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--  7i7 domestic      

violence in the ,united ,states2 and    
7ii7 the corresponding devastating      
effects of domestic violence on         
survivors1 families1 and communities2   
and  7,b7 pledge continued support for  
programs designed to--  7i7 assist      
survivors2  7ii7 hold perpetrators      
accountable2 and  7iii7 bring an end to 
domestic violence4