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111TH CONGRESS 

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Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing 

January 2009 as ‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. MATSUI, 

and Mr. MARCHANT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking 

by establishing January 2009 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; 

Whereas 74.2 percent of stalking victims reported that the 

stalking partner interfered with their employment, 26 


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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; 

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

aggressive investigation and prosecution; and 

Whereas the House of Representatives urges the establishment of January 2009 as National Stalking Awareness 

Month: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) it is the sense of the House of Representa3 tives that— 


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1 (A) National Stalking Awareness Month 

2 provides an opportunity to educate the people of 

3 the United States about stalking; 

4 (B) all Americans should applaud the ef5 forts of the many victim service providers, po6 lice, prosecutors, national and community orga7 nizations, and private sector supporters for 

8 their efforts in promoting awareness about 

9 stalking; and 

10 (C) policymakers, criminal justice officials, 

11 victim service and human service agencies, non12 profits, and others should recognize the need to 

13 increase awareness of stalking and the avail14 ability of services for stalking victims; and 

15 (2) the House of Representatives urges national 

16 and community organizations, businesses in the pri17 vate sector, and the media to promote awareness of 

18 the crime of stalking through National Stalking 

19 Awareness Month. 

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