IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1637 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness 
Month 2010 and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence 
in the United States and its devastating effects on families and commu-
nities, and support programs and practices designed to prevent and 
end domestic violence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Ms. FUDGE, 
Ms. JACKSON
LEE
of Texas, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. POMEROY, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CONAWAY, and Mr. PAULSEN) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Vio-
lence Awareness Month 2010 and expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that Congress should 
continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the 
United States and its devastating effects on families 
and communities, and support programs and practices 
designed to prevent and end domestic violence. 
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Whereas domestic violence affects people of all ages as well 
as racial, ethnic, gender, economic, and religious back-
grounds; 
Whereas females are disproportionately victims of domestic 
violence; 
Whereas 6 in 10 Native American women will be physically 
assaulted in their lifetimes; 
Whereas on average, more than 3 women are murdered by 
their husbands or boyfriends in the United States every 
day; 
Whereas approximately 40 to 60 percent of men who abuse 
women also abuse children; 
Whereas approximately 15,500,000 children are exposed to 
domestic violence every year; 
Whereas children exposed to domestic violence are more likely 
to attempt suicide, abuse drugs and alcohol, run away 
from home, and engage in teenage prostitution; 
Whereas a large study found that men exposed to physical 
abuse, sexual abuse, and adult domestic violence as chil-
dren were almost 4 times more likely than other men to 
have perpetrated domestic violence as adults; 
Whereas women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rates, 
per capita, of intimate partner violence; 
Whereas approximately 1 in 3 adolescent girls in the United 
States is a victim of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse 
from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds victim-
ization rates for other types of violence affecting youth; 
Whereas teen girls who are physically and sexually abused 
are up to 6 times more likely to become pregnant, and 
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more than 2 times as likely to report a sexually trans-
mitted disease, than teen girls who are not abused; 
Whereas 1,500,000 high school students nationwide experi-
enced physical abuse from a dating partner in a single 
year; 
Whereas young people who are physically abused perform 
worse in school, 20 percent received mostly D’s and F’s; 
Whereas adolescent girls who reported dating violence were 
60 percent more likely to report one or more suicide at-
tempts in the past year; 
Whereas primary prevention programs are a key part of ad-
dressing teen dating violence, and many successful com-
munity examples include education, community outreach, 
and social marketing campaigns that account for the cul-
tural appropriateness of programs; 
Whereas there is a need for middle schools, secondary 
schools, and post-secondary schools to educate students 
about the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dat-
ing violence, and stalking; 
Whereas one-quarter to one-half of domestic violence victims 
report that they have lost a job due, at least in part, to 
domestic violence; 
Whereas the annual cost of lost productivity due to domestic 
violence is estimated at $727,800,000 with over 
7,900,000 paid workdays lost per year; 
Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, in 2003, the costs of intimate partner vio-
lence exceed $8,300,000,000 and $1,200,000,000 in the 
value of lost lives; 
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Whereas research shows that intimate partner violence costs 
a health plan $19,300,000 each year for every 100,000 
women between ages 18 to 64 enrolled; 
Whereas even 5 years after the abuse has ended, health care 
costs of women with a history of intimate partner vio-
lence remain 20 percent higher than those for women 
with no history of violence; 
Whereas in addition to the immediate trauma caused by 
abuse, domestic violence contributes to a number of 
chronic health problems, including depression, alcohol, 
substance abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases such 
as HIV/AIDS, and often limits the ability of women to 
manage other chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hy-
pertension; 
Whereas although doctors and nurses routinely screen for 
high blood pressure and high cholesterol, too few assess 
for domestic violence and the burden on health care costs 
would be reduced if routine assessment and intervention 
for domestic violence was part of a preventative health 
care strategy; 
Whereas men are the perpetrators in at least 85 percent of 
domestic violence cases and prevention programs must be 
expanded to address their needs; 
Whereas 88 percent of men in a national poll reported that 
they think that society should do more to respect women 
and girls; 
Whereas research demonstrates that men are willing to help 
prevent violence against women, particularly through 
shaping the attitudes of younger men and boys; 
Whereas a multi-State study shows conclusively that the Na-
tion’s domestic violence shelters are addressing victims’ 
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urgent and long-term needs and are helping victims pro-
tect themselves and their children; 
Whereas there is a need to increase funding for programs 
aimed at intervening and preventing domestic violence in 
the United States; 
Whereas individuals and organizations that are dedicated to 
preventing and ending domestic violence should be recog-
nized; and 
Whereas Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day 
(HCADV Day) is celebrated on the second Wednesday of 
October: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives— 
(A) supports the goals and ideals of Na-
tional Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and 
(B) recognizes Health Cares About Domes-
tic Violence Day (HCADV Day) as an aware-
ness-raising day to reach members of the health 
care community and educate them about the 
critical importance of assessing for domestic vi-
olence, as well as the long-term health implica-
tions of domestic violence and lifetime exposure 
to violence; and 
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that Congress should continue to raise aware-
ness of domestic violence in the United States and 
its devastating effects on families and communities, 
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and support programs designed to end domestic vio-
lence. 
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