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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 24 

Designating January 2007 as ‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 11, 2007 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, and Mrs. CLINTON) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JANUARY 25, 2007 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment 

JANUARY 26, 2007 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating January 2007 as ‘‘National Stalking Awareness 

Month’’. 

Whereas an estimated 1,006,970 women and 370,990 men 

are stalked annually in the United States and, in the majority of such cases, the person is stalked by someone 

who is not a stranger; 

Whereas 81 percent of women who are stalked by an intimate 

partner are also physically assaulted by that partner, and 

76 percent of women who are killed by an intimate partner were also stalked by that intimate partner; 


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Whereas 26 percent of stalking victims lose time from work 

as a result of their victimization, and 7 percent never return to work; 

Whereas stalking victims are forced to take drastic measures 

to protect themselves, such as relocating, changing their 

addresses, changing their identities, changing jobs, and 

obtaining protection orders; 

Whereas stalking is a crime that cuts across race, culture, 

gender, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, and economic status; 

Whereas stalking is a crime under Federal law and under the 

laws of all 50 States and the District of Columbia; 

Whereas rapid advancements in technology have made cybersurveillance the new frontier in stalking; 

Whereas there are national organizations, local victim service 

organizations, prosecutors’ offices, and police departments that stand ready to assist stalking victims and who 

are working diligently to craft competent, thorough, and 

innovative responses to stalking; and 

Whereas there is a need to enhance the criminal justice system’s response to stalking, including through aggressive 

investigation and prosecution: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate designates January 2007 as 

3 ‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’; 

4 (2) it is the sense of the Senate that— 

5 (A) National Stalking Awareness Month 

6 provides an opportunity to educate the people of 

7 the United States about stalking; 


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1 (B) the people of the United States should 

2 applaud the efforts of the many victim service 

3 providers, such as police, prosecutors, national 

4 and community organizations, and private sec5 tor supporters, for their efforts in promoting 

6 awareness about stalking; and 

7 (C) policymakers, criminal justice officials, 

8 victim service and human service agencies, non9 profit organizations, and others should recog10 nize the need to increase awareness of stalking 

11 and availability of services for stalking victims; 

12 and 

13 (3) the Senate urges national and community 

14 organizations, businesses, and the media to promote, 

15 through observation of National Stalking Awareness 

16 Month, awareness of the crime of stalking. 

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