,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1 
#bjba,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4       
,ernst1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 
,mr4 ,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,crapo7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,raising      
awareness and encouraging the prevention
 of stalking by designating ,january    
#bjba as ,national ,stalking ,awareness 
,month4  ,whereas approximately #a in #f
 women in the ,united ,states1 at some  
point during their lifetimes1 have      
experienced stalking victimization1     
during which the women felt very fearful
 or believed that they or someone close 
to them would be harmed or killed2      
,whereas it is estimated that each year 
between #f1jjj1jjj and #g1ejj1jjj       
individuals in the ,united ,states      
report that they have been victims of   
stalking2 ,whereas more than #he percent

 of victims of stalking reported that   
they had been stalked by someone they   
knew2 ,whereas nearly #gj percent of    
intimate partner stalking victims were  
threatened with physical harm by        
stalkers2 ,whereas #aa percent of       
victims of stalking reported having been
 stalked for more than #e years2        
,whereas two-thirds of stalkers pursue  
their victims at least once a week2     
,whereas many victims of stalking are   
forced to take drastic measures to      
protect themselves1 including           
relocating1 changing jobs1 or obtaining 
protection orders2 ,whereas the         
prevalence of anxiety1 insomnia1 social 
dysfunction1 and severe depression is   
much higher among victims of stalking   
than the general population2 ,whereas   
many victims of stalking do not report  
stalking to the police or contact a     
victim service provider1 shelter1 or    
hotline2 ,whereas stalking is a crime   
under ,federal law and the laws of all  
#ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1

 and the territories of the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas stalking affects      
victims of every race1 age1 culture1    
gender1 sexual orientation1 physical and
 mental ability1 and economic status2   
,whereas national organizations1 local  
victim service organizations1 campuses1 
prosecutor's offices1 and police        
departments stand ready to assist       
victims of stalking and are working     
diligently to develop effective and     
innovative responses to stalking1       
including online stalking2 ,whereas     
there is a need to improve the response 
of the criminal justice system to       
stalking through more aggressive        
investigation and prosecution2 ,whereas 
there is a need for an increase in the  
availability of victim services across  
the ,united ,states1 and the services   
must include programs tailored to meet  
the needs of victims of stalking2       
,whereas individuals #ah to #bd years   
old experience the highest rates of     
stalking victimization1 and a majority  

of stalking victims report their        
victimization first occurred before the 
age of #be2 ,whereas up to #ge percent  
of women in college who experience      
behavior relating to stalking experience
 other forms of victimization1 including
 sexual or physical victimization2      
,whereas there is a need for an         
effective response to stalking on each  
campus2 ,whereas the ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic has heightened the risk of     
online stalking and harassment1         
particularly among school-aged          
individuals2 ,whereas victim service    
organizations and law enforcement       
entities have swiftly adapted to the    
,,covid-#ai pandemic in order to        
continue to serve victims of stalking2  
and ,whereas the ,senate finds that     
,national ,stalking ,awareness ,month   
provides an opportunity to educate the  
people of the ,united ,states about     
stalking3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,january  
#bjba as ,national ,stalking ,awareness 

,month2  7#b7 applauds the efforts of   
service providers for victims of        
stalking1 police1 prosecutors1 national 
and community organizations1 campuses1  
and private sector supporters to promote
 awareness of stalking2  7#c7 encourages
 policymakers1 criminal justice         
officials1 victim service and human     
service agencies1 institutions of higher
 education1 and nonprofit organizations 
to increase awareness of stalking and   
continue to support the availability of 
services for victims of stalking2 and   
7#d7 urges national and community       
organizations1 businesses in the private
 sector1 and the media to promote       
awareness of the crime of stalking      
through ,national ,stalking ,awareness  
,month4