IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 910 
Supporting the ideals and goals of the ‘‘International Day for the Elimination 
of Violence against Women’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MOORE, Ms. TITUS, and Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the ideals and goals of the ‘‘International Day 
for the Elimination of Violence against Women’’. 
Whereas November 25, 2016, is recognized as the ‘‘Inter-
national Day for the Elimination of Violence against 
Women’’; 
Whereas violence against women and girls, particularly inti-
mate partner violence and sexual violence, are major pub-
lic health issues and violations of human rights; 
Whereas recent global prevalence figures indicate that 35 per-
cent of women worldwide have experienced either inti-
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mate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in 
their lifetime; 
Whereas humanitarian response in emergencies has shown 
that gender-based violence (GBV), particularly sexual vio-
lence, increases in the immediate aftermath of an emer-
gency, in addition to sexual exploitation and abuse, 
human trafficking, forced prostitution, and child, early, 
and forced marriage, and must therefore be prioritized at 
the onset of the response; 
Whereas on average, 1 in 3 women who have been in a rela-
tionship report they have experienced some form of phys-
ical, sexual, or other form of violence by their intimate 
partner; 
Whereas 120,000,000 girls worldwide have experienced sexual 
assault at some point in their lives; 
Whereas an estimated 15,000,000 girls are married before 
the age of 18 every year and 700,000,000 women alive 
today were married as children; 
Whereas child marriage exposes girls to a high risk of sexual, 
physical, and psychological violence, most often from 
their partners or their partners’ families; 
Whereas women and girls are disproportionately impacted by 
natural disasters and displacement settings exacerbate 
preexisting inequalities, render women and girls even 
more vulnerable, and create greater barriers in their abil-
ity to benefit from relief, recovery, and long-term recon-
struction and development efforts; 
Whereas, as many as 2,000 women and girls have been kid-
napped by armed men since the start of 2014, where they 
were often stripped naked so as not to escape, forced into 
marriage, and repeatedly raped; 
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Whereas reports on conflict-related sexual violence highlight 
the use of sexual violence as integrally linked with the 
strategic objectives, ideology, and funding of extremist 
groups, orchestrated in order to generate revenue as well 
as to recruit, reward, and retain fighters; 
Whereas violence against women and girls can result in phys-
ical, mental, sexual, reproductive, and other health issues, 
and may increase vulnerability to HIV and other sexually 
transmitted diseases; 
Whereas more than 133,000,000 girls and women have expe-
rienced some form of female genital mutilation and are 
at risk for infection (including HIV), infertility, complica-
tions during pregnancy, and death; 
Whereas more often than not, cases of violence against 
women and girls goes unreported due to factors such as 
shame, stigma, and poor structures to support survivors; 
Whereas worldwide, as many as 38 percent of all murders of 
women are committed by an intimate partner; 
Whereas women in urban areas are twice as likely as men to 
experience violence, particularly in developing countries; 
Whereas between 40 to 50 percent of women in the workplace 
experience unwanted sexual advances, physical contact or 
other forms of sexual harassment; 
Whereas gender-based violence in the workplace dispropor-
tionately and negatively affects women and their eco-
nomic independence, equality, and empowerment; 
Whereas in the United States, 83 percent of girls in grades 
8 through 11 (aged 12–16) have experienced some form 
of sexual harassment in public school; 
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Whereas in the United States, an estimated 9,400,000 
women had married at age 16 or younger and nearly 
1,700,000 had married at age 15 or younger; 
Whereas in the United States, almost 12 percent of new HIV 
infections among women more than 20 years old during 
the previous year were attributed to intimate partner vio-
lence; 
Whereas in the United States, 1 in 5 women have experi-
enced rape or attempted rape in their lifetime, mostly by 
a current or former partner; 
Whereas women living in households with lower annual 
household incomes experience intimate partner violence at 
significantly higher rates than women in households with 
higher annual household incomes; 
Whereas women with disabilities are more likely to experience 
intimate partner violence and sexual violence than women 
who are able-bodied; 
Whereas transgender women are more likely to experience 
physical violence and discrimination within intimate part-
ner violence, and more likely to experience intimate part-
ner violence in public spaces; 
Whereas 44 percent of lesbian women and 61 percent of bi-
sexual women experience rape, physical violence, or stalk-
ing by an intimate partner in their lifetime; 
Whereas in the United States alone, the costs of intimate 
partner violence exceed $5,800,000,000 each year, more 
than two-thirds of which are health care costs; and 
Whereas the people of the United States should be encour-
aged to support the goals and participate in the ‘‘Inter-
national Day for the Elimination of Violence against 
Women’’: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the ideals and goals of the ‘‘Inter-
national Day for the Elimination of Violence against 
Women’’; 
(2) honors those working domestically and 
internationally to eliminate violence against women 
and girls; and 
(3) encourages the President to— 
(A) address the needs of women and girls 
experiencing violence worldwide through fund-
ing for inclusive, integrated, participatory sur-
vivor-led programs; 
(B) prioritize protections for women and 
children in fragile and conflict zones and in hu-
manitarian response; 
(C) address increased rates of violence 
against marginalized women due to race, eth-
nicity, gender and sexual identity, and socio-
economic status; 
(D) increase women’s and girls’ opportuni-
ties worldwide including opportunities for qual-
ity education and economic participation; 
(E) integrate the priorities and solutions of 
women and girls living in poverty in the preven-
tion and response to sexual violence; and 
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(F) issue a proclamation to the people of 
the United States to observe the ‘‘International 
Day for the Elimination of Violence against 
Women’’. 
Æ 
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