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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 889 

Supporting the National Sexual Assault Hotline (the ‘‘Hotline’’) and 

commending the Hotline for counseling and supporting 1,000,000 callers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2006 

Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. POE, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. STRICKLAND) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the National Sexual Assault Hotline (the ‘‘Hotline’’) and commending the Hotline for counseling and 

supporting 1,000,000 callers. 

Whereas it is estimated that a sexual assault occurs every 2.5 

minutes in the United States and more than 200,000 

Americans each year are victims of sexual assault; 

Whereas one of every six women and one of every 33 men 

in America have been victims of completed or attempted 

rape, according to the United States Department of Justice; 

Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in its Uniform 

Crime Reports, ranks rape second only to murder in the 

hierarchy of violent crimes; 


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Whereas research suggests that sexual assault victims who 

receive counseling are more likely to report the assault to 

the police and to participate in the prosecution of the offender; 

Whereas in June 2006 the National Sexual Assault Hotline 

(the ‘‘Hotline’’) helped its one millionth caller; 

Whereas the Hotline operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per 

year, offering important free and confidential crisis intervention, support, information, and referrals for victims of 

sexual assault and their friends and families; 

Whereas the Hotline was created by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (‘‘RAINN’’), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation whose headquarters are located in 

Washington, D.C.; 

Whereas the Hotline answered its first call on July 27, 1994, 

and operated solely with private funds for the first 10 

years of its existence; 

Whereas RAINN continues to operate the Hotline today, in 

partnership with 1,100 local rape crisis centers in the 50 

States and the District of Columbia and with over 10,000 

trained volunteers and staff, and in collaboration with 

coalitions in each of the 50 States against sexual assault; 

Whereas the Hotline helps an average of 11,000 people each 

month and in 2005 helped 137,039 women, men, and 

children across the Nation; 

Whereas the public education and outreach undertaken by 

RAINN and local rape crisis centers have increased public awareness of sexual violence and contributed to a 58 

percent decline in crimes of sexual violence since 1993; 

Whereas the Hotline has experienced a significant increase in 

call volume as public awareness of sexual violence has 


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grown, with calls to the Hotline increasing by 43 percent 

since 2003; 

Whereas millions of Americans have learned of the services 

available through the Hotline, thanks to the public service promotion contributed by every national broadcast television network, a dozen cable networks, and more than 

1,000 radio stations, newspapers, and magazines; and 

Whereas the Hotline serves as an outstanding example of a 

successful partnership between the Federal Government, 

the private sector, and individuals: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the National Sexual Assault Hot3 line; and 

4 (2) commends the Hotline for counseling and 

5 supporting 1,000,000 callers. 

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