,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #be1 
#bjbc,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,tillis1  
,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,crapo7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was ordered
 held at the desk  ,january #bf1        
#bjbc;,considered and agreed to         
,,resolution  ,raising awareness and    
encouraging the prevention of stalking  
by designating ,january #bjbc as        
,national ,stalking ,awareness ,month4  
,whereas approximately #a in #c women in
 the ,united ,states1 at some point     
during her lifetime1 has experienced    
stalking victimization1 causing her to  
feel very fearful or believe that she or
 someone close to her would be harmed or
 killed2 ,whereas it is estimated that1 
each year1 #ac1djj1jjj individuals in   
the ,united ,states report that they    
have been victims of stalking2 ,whereas 
more than #he percent of victims of     

stalking report that they have been     
stalked by someone they know2 ,whereas  
nearly #gj percent of intimate partner  
stalking victims are threatened with    
physical harm by stalkers2 ,whereas     
stalking is a risk factor for intimate  
partner homicide2 ,whereas #c in #d     
female victims of intimate partner      
homicides were stalked during the year  
preceding the homicide by their killers2
 ,whereas #aa percent of victims of     
stalking report having been stalked for 
#e or more years2 ,whereas #b_/c 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 law1 the laws 
of all #ej ,states1 the ,district of    
,columbia1 and the territories of the   
,united ,states1 and the ,uniform ,code 
of ,military ,justice2 ,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 those services 

must include programs tailored to meet  
the needs of victims of stalking2       
,whereas individuals between #ah and #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
 also experience other forms of         
victimization1 including sexual or      
physical victimization2 ,whereas college
 students with disabilities are twice as
 likely as college students without     
disabilities to experience stalking2    
,whereas there is a need for an         
effective response to stalking on each  
campus2 ,whereas almost twice as many   
victims of stalking are stalked using   
technology1 such as phone calls1 text   
messages1 social media platforms1       
internet posts1 emails1 and electronic  
tracking1 as victims of stalking who are
 stalked without the use of technology2 

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  
#bjbc as ,national ,stalking ,awareness 
,month2  7#b7 applauds the efforts of   
service providers1 police1 prosecutors1 
national and community organizations1   
colleges and universities1 and private  
sector entities that combat stalking1   
support victims1 and bring awareness to 
this crime2  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