,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1 #bjba   
,mr4 ,espaillat 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,swalwell1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4   
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 
,adams1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4  
,c>son1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4     
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 
,ms4 ,bonamici1 & ,ms4 ,/rickl&7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,ways &  
,means1 ,education & ,labor1 ,natural   
,res\rces1 & ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! relation%ip    
betwe5 fire>m viol5ce & intimate p>tn]  
viol5ce & to honor ! memory ( ,gladys   

,ric>t & o!r victims ( intimate p>tn]   
homicide kill$ by fire>ms1 & = o!r      
purposes4  ,:]eas dome/ic viol5ce       
p]petrat$ ) a fire>m disproportionately 
affects millions ( ,am]ican adults &    
*ildr51 ) a p>ticul> impact on wom52    
,:]eas ne>ly #ib p]c5t ( wom5 kill$ by  
fire>ms 9 high-income c\ntries 7        
,am]ican wom52 ,:]eas fire>ms are us$ 9 
ne>ly #ei p]c5t ( cases :]e wom5 are    
kill$ by _! intimate p>tn]s2 ,:]eas an  
av]age ( #eg wom5 are kill$ by _!       
intimate p>tn]s us+ fire>ms e mon?2     
,:]eas #ei p]c5t ( mass %oot+s betwe5   
#bjad & #bjai 7 connect$ to in/ances (  
dome/ic or intimate p>tn] viol5ce2      
,:]eas only #af p]c5t ( victims 9       
dome/ic viol5ce-relat$ mass %oot+s      
survive su* incid5ts comp>$ to #cg p]c5t
 ( victims 9 nondome/ic viol5ce-relat$  
mass %oot+s2 ,:]eas ne>ly #a 9 #aj      
,unit$ ,/ates adults h exp]i5c$ nonfatal
 fire>m abuse at ! h&s ( an intimate    
p>tn]1 su* z be+ ?reat5$ directly ) a   
fire>m or by a p>tn] :o possess$ or _h  

easy access to a fire>m1 or hav+ a      
fire>m fir$ or po9t$ at !m2 ,:]eas      
#d1ejj1jjj wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
report$ hav+ be5 ?reat5$ ) a fire>m by  
an intimate p>tn]2 ,:]eas1 :5 an abusive
 male p>tn] has access to a fire>m1 a   
female victim ( su* abuse is #e times m 
likely to be kill$2 ,:]eas1 9 two-?irds 
( h\seholds ) a hi/ory ( abuse & )      
fire>ms pres5t1 ! abusive p>tn] us$ !   
fire>m aga9/ ! victim by ?reat5+ or     
o!rwise t]roriz+ !m2 ,:]eas ov] half (  
all intimate p>tn] homicides are        
committ$ 9 nev]-m>ri$ relation%ips2     
,:]eas ! deadly int]section ( fire>ms & 
intimate p>tn] viol5ce affects all wom51
 b x has a disproportionate impact on   
,black1 ,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska       
,native1 & ,hispanic wom52 ,:]eas #a 9  
#c ,hispanic wom5 h exp]i5c$ intimate   
p>tn] viol5ce2 ,:]eas1 comp>$ to        
non-,hispanic ,:ite wom51 ,black wom5   
are twice z likely to be fatally %ot by 
an intimate p>tn]1 & ne>ly #c times m   
likely at ! ages betwe5 #ah & #cd2      

,:]eas m ?an half ( ! population (      
,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska ,native wom5 h
 exp]i5c$ physical viol5ce by intimate  
p>tn]s2 & ,:]eas e>ly rese>* %[s t      
dome/ic & intimate p>tn] viol5ce h      
increas$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t-- 7#a7 ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives--  7,a7 recognizes !    
relation%ip betwe5 fire>m viol5ce &     
intimate p>tn] viol5ce2  7,b7 comm5ds   
dome/ic viol5ce victim advocates1       
dome/ic viol5ce victim s]vice provid]s1 
crisis hotl9e /aff1 & fir/ respond]s    
s]v+ victims ( dome/ic viol5ce = _!     
compassionate support ( survivors (     
dome/ic viol5ce2 &  7,c7 pl$ges to fund 
compreh5sive rese>* on ! nexus ( fire>ms
 & intimate p>tn] viol5ce1 includ+ !    
disproportionate impact on ,black1      
,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska ,native1 &    
,hispanic p2 &  7#b7 x is ! s5se ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,congress   
%\ld--  7,a7 /r5g!n ! ,national ,in/ant 
,crim9al ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,sy/em to keep
 fire>ms out ( ! h&s ( ^? :o are        

prohibit$ f possess+ !m2  7,b7 re/rict  
access to fire>ms by all p subject to   
dome/ic viol5ce re/ra9+ ord]s2  7,c7    
cont9ue to support programs design$ to  
assi/ survivors ( dome/ic viol5ce1 hold 
p]petrators ( dome/ic viol5ce           
acc\ntable1 & br+ an end to dome/ic     
viol5ce2  7,d7 cont9ue to support local 
rel9qui%m5t processes to ensure         
compliance ) ,f$]al fire>m prohibitions 
9 dome/ic viol5ce cases2  7,e7          
imm$iately consid] ,h4,r4 #adid1 ! ,z]o 
,tol]ance = ,dome/ic ,abus]s ,act1 &    
,h4,r4 #adda1 ! ,no ,guns = ,abus]s ,act
 ( #bjba2 &  7,f7 call on ! ,s5ate to   
imm$iately consid] ,h4,r4 #h1 !         
,bip>tisan ,backgr\nd ,*ecks ,act (     
#bjba1 ,h4,r4 #addf1 ! ,enhanc$         
,backgr\nd ,*ecks ,act ( #bjba1 & ,h4,r4
 #afbj1 ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5         
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjba4