IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 61 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Stalking Awareness Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2015 
Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. POE of Texas) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Stalking 
Awareness Month. 
Whereas 15 percent of women and 6 percent of men in the 
United States have at some point during their lifetime 
experienced stalking victimization, during which they felt 
very fearful or believed that they or someone close to 
them would be harmed or killed; 
Whereas, during a 1-year period, an estimated 7,500,000 per-
sons in the United States reported that they had been 
victims of stalking, and 61 percent of female victims and 
44 percent of male victims of stalking are stalked by a 
current or former intimate partner, and 25 percent of fe-
male victims and 32 percent of male victims are stalked 
by an acquaintance; 
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Whereas 11 percent of victims reported having been stalked 
for more than 5 years, and 46 percent of victims reported 
having been stalked at least once a week; 
Whereas 1 in 4 victims reported that stalkers had used email, 
instant messaging, blogs, bulletin boards, Internet sites, 
chat rooms, or other forms of electronic monitoring 
against them, and 1 in 13 victims reported that stalkers 
had used electronic devices to monitor them; 
Whereas stalking victims are forced to take drastic measures 
to protect themselves, including changing identity, relo-
cating, changing jobs, and obtaining protection orders; 
Whereas 1 in 7 victims reported having relocated in an effort 
to escape a stalker; 
Whereas approximately 1 in 8 employed victims of stalking 
missed work because they feared for their safety or were 
taking steps to protect themselves, such as by seeking a 
restraining order; 
Whereas less than 50 percent of victims reported stalking to 
police, and only 7 percent of victims contacted a victim 
service provider, shelter, or hotline; 
Whereas stalking is a crime under Federal law and under the 
laws of all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
territories of the United States; 
Whereas stalking affects victims of every race, age, culture, 
gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, 
and economic status; 
Whereas national organizations, local victim service organiza-
tions, campuses, prosecutor’s offices, and police depart-
ments stand ready to assist stalking victims and are 
working diligently to develop effective and innovative re-
sponses to stalking; 
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Whereas there is a need to improve the response of the crimi-
nal justice system to stalking through more aggressive in-
vestigation and prosecution; 
Whereas there is a need for increased availability of victim 
services across the United States, and such services must 
include programs tailored to meet the needs of stalking 
victims; 
Whereas persons aged 18 to 24 experience the highest rates 
of stalking victimization, and rates of stalking among col-
lege students exceed the prevalence rates found in the 
general population; 
Whereas as many as 75 percent of women in college who ex-
perience stalking-related behavior experience other forms 
of victimization, including sexual or physical victimiza-
tion, or both; 
Whereas there is a need for effective responses to stalking on 
campuses; and 
Whereas the House of Representatives finds that National 
Stalking Awareness Month provides an opportunity to 
educate the people of the United States about stalking: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of a National 
Stalking Awareness Month; 
(2) applauds the efforts of the many stalking 
victim service providers, police, prosecutors, national 
and community organizations, campuses, and private 
sector supporters to promote awareness of stalking; 
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(3) encourages policymakers, criminal justice 
officials, victim service and human service agencies, 
college campuses and universities, and nonprofit or-
ganizations to increase awareness of stalking and 
the availability of services for stalking victims; and 
(4) urges national and community organiza-
tions, businesses in the private sector, and the media 
to promote awareness of the crime of stalking 
through National Stalking Awareness Month. 
Æ 
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