,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,ms4 
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1     
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,mr4 
,crapo7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,rais+ aw>5ess 
& enc\rag+ ! prev5tion ( /alk+ by       
designat+ ,janu>y #bjba z ,national     
,/alk+ ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas          
approximately #a 9 #f wom5 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 at "s po9t dur+ _! lifetimes1 h 
exp]i5c$ /alk+ victimization1 dur+ :i* !
 wom5 felt v fe>ful or believ$ t !y or  
someone close to !m w\ld be h>m$ or     
kill$2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t ea* ye>    
betwe5 #f1jjj1jjj & #g1ejj1jjj          
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates report t  
!y h be5 victims ( /alk+2 ,:]eas m ?an  
#he p]c5t ( victims ( /alk+ report$ t !y
 _h be5 /alk$ by someone !y knew2 ,:]eas
 ne>ly #gj p]c5t ( intimate p>tn] /alk+ 
victims 7 ?reat5$ ) physical h>m by     

/alk]s2 ,:]eas #aa p]c5t ( victims (    
/alk+ report$ hav+ be5 /alk$ = m ?an #e 
ye>s2 ,:]eas two-?irds ( /alk]s pursue  
_! victims at lea/ once a week2 ,:]eas  
_m victims ( /alk+ are =c$ to take      
dra/ic measures to protect !mselves1    
includ+ relocat+1 *ang+ jobs1 or obta9+ 
protection ord]s2 ,:]eas ! preval5ce (  
anxiety1 insomnia1 social dysfunction1 &
 sev]e depression is mu* high] among    
victims ( /alk+ ?an ! g5]al population2 
,:]eas _m victims ( /alk+ d n report    
/alk+ to ! police or contact a victim   
s]vice provid]1 %elt]1 or hotl9e2 ,:]eas
 /alk+ is a crime "u ,f$]al law & ! laws
 ( all #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (         
,columbia1 & ! t]ritories ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ,:]eas /alk+ affects victims ( e
 race1 age1 culture1 g5d]1 sexual       
ori5tation1 physical & m5tal ability1 & 
economic /atus2 ,:]eas national         
organizations1 local victim s]vice      
organizations1 campuses1 prosecutor's   
(fices1 & police dep>tm5ts /& ready to  
assi/ victims ( /alk+ & are work+       

dilig5tly to develop effective &        
innovative responses to /alk+1 includ+  
onl9e /alk+2 ,:]eas !re is a ne$ to     
improve ! response ( ! crim9al ju/ice   
sy/em to /alk+ ?r\gh m aggressive       
inve/igation & prosecution2 ,:]eas !re  
is a ne$ = an increase 9 ! availability 
( victim s]vices across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 & ! s]vices mu/ include programs       
tailor$ to meet ! ne$s ( victims (      
/alk+2 ,:]eas individuals #ah to #bd    
ye>s old exp]i5ce ! highe/ rates ( /alk+
 victimization1 & a majority ( /alk+    
victims report _! victimization fir/    
occurr$ be=e ! age ( #be2 ,:]eas up to  
#ge p]c5t ( wom5 9 college :o exp]i5ce  
behavior relat+ to /alk+ exp]i5ce o!r   
=ms ( victimization1 includ+ sexual or  
physical victimization2 ,:]eas !re is a 
ne$ = an effective response to /alk+ on 
ea* campus2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 
has height5$ ! risk ( onl9e /alk+ &     
h>assm5t1 p>ticul>ly among s*ool-ag$    
individuals2 ,:]eas victim s]vice       
organizations & law en=cem5t entities h 

swiftly adapt$ to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 9
 ord] to cont9ue to s]ve victims (      
/alk+2 & ,:]eas ! ,s5ate f9ds t         
,national ,/alk+ ,aw>5ess ,mon? provides
 an opportunity to educate ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ab\t /alk+3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,janu>y
 #bjba z ,national ,/alk+ ,aw>5ess      
,mon?2  7#b7 applauds ! ef=ts ( s]vice  
provid]s = victims ( /alk+1 police1     
prosecutors1 national & community       
organizations1 campuses1 & private      
sector support]s to promote aw>5ess (   
/alk+2  7#c7 enc\rages policymak]s1     
crim9al ju/ice (ficials1 victim s]vice &
 human s]vice ag5cies1 in/itutions (    
high] education1 & nonpr(it             
organizations to increase aw>5ess (     
/alk+ & cont9ue to support !            
availability ( s]vices = victims (      
/alk+2 &  7#d7 urges national &         
community organizations1 bus9esses 9 !  
private sector1 & ! m$ia to promote     
aw>5ess ( ! crime ( /alk+ ?r\gh         
,national ,/alk+ ,aw>5ess ,mon?4