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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 757 

Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Day of Remembrance for 

Homicide Victims. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 

Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland (for herself, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. RICHARDSON, 

Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 

Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr. 

GRIJALVA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Day of 

Remembrance for Homicide Victims. 

Whereas homicide is a devastating epidemic in this Nation, 

destroying families and communities; 

Whereas women are disproportionately victims of homicide 

perpetrated by intimate partners; 

Whereas intimate partner homicide is the leading cause of 

death for African-American women ages 15–45; 

Whereas, on average, 3 women per day are murdered by their 

current or former husbands or partners and the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention finds that women exVerDate Nov 24 2008 21:16 Sep 21, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR757.IH HR757

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perience 2,000,000 injuries from intimate partner violence each year; 

Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, the cost of intimate partner violence exceeded 

$5,800,000,000 in 2003; 

Whereas, for the years 1976 to 2005 combined, among all 

homicide victims, females were particularly at risk for intimate killings and sex-related homicides, with 64.8 percent of all female homicide victims during that time being 

murdered by an intimate partner; 

Whereas one-third of all murdered females are victims of intimate partner homicide annually, with separated females 

having the highest homicide rate; 

Whereas intimate partner violence resulted in 1,544 deaths in 

2004, and of those deaths, 25 percent were males and 75 

percent were females; 

Whereas the time that a victim of domestic violence leaves a 

violent situation is the most dangerous time for a victim 

and increases his or her likelihood of becoming a victim 

of homicide; 

Whereas homicide is the second leading cause of traumatic 

death for pregnant women and recently pregnant women, 

accounting for nearly 31 percent of maternal injury 

deaths; 

Whereas numerous agencies across this country provide support to the families of homicide victims and the tireless 

work of agency staff and volunteers is worthy of acknowledgment; and 

Whereas victims of domestic violence-related homicides should 

be remembered during the National Day of Remembrance 


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for Homicide Victims to honor their memories: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of a National 

3 Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims; and 

4 (2) acknowledges the epidemic of intimate part5 ner homicide in this Nation, its disproportionate im6 pact on women, and the work of agencies across this 

7 country to address this epidemic and provide sup8 port and resources to all survivors of victims of 

9 homicide, including the families of intimate partner 

10 homicide. 

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