IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 889 
Supporting the National Sexual Assault Hotline (the ‘‘Hotline’’) and 
commending the Hotline for counseling and supporting 1,000,000 callers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. POE, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. STRICKLAND) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the National Sexual Assault Hotline (the ‘‘Hot-
line’’) and commending the Hotline for counseling and 
supporting 1,000,000 callers. 
Whereas it is estimated that a sexual assault occurs every 2.5 
minutes in the United States and more than 200,000 
Americans each year are victims of sexual assault; 
Whereas one of every six women and one of every 33 men 
in America have been victims of completed or attempted 
rape, according to the United States Department of Jus-
tice; 
Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in its Uniform 
Crime Reports, ranks rape second only to murder in the 
hierarchy of violent crimes; 
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Whereas research suggests that sexual assault victims who 
receive counseling are more likely to report the assault to 
the police and to participate in the prosecution of the of-
fender; 
Whereas in June 2006 the National Sexual Assault Hotline 
(the ‘‘Hotline’’) helped its one millionth caller; 
Whereas the Hotline operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per 
year, offering important free and confidential crisis inter-
vention, support, information, and referrals for victims of 
sexual assault and their friends and families; 
Whereas the Hotline was created by the Rape, Abuse & In-
cest National Network (‘‘RAINN’’), a 501(c)(3) non- 
profit corporation whose headquarters are located in 
Washington, D.C.; 
Whereas the Hotline answered its first call on July 27, 1994, 
and operated solely with private funds for the first 10 
years of its existence; 
Whereas RAINN continues to operate the Hotline today, in 
partnership with 1,100 local rape crisis centers in the 50 
States and the District of Columbia and with over 10,000 
trained volunteers and staff, and in collaboration with 
coalitions in each of the 50 States against sexual assault; 
Whereas the Hotline helps an average of 11,000 people each 
month and in 2005 helped 137,039 women, men, and 
children across the Nation; 
Whereas the public education and outreach undertaken by 
RAINN and local rape crisis centers have increased pub-
lic awareness of sexual violence and contributed to a 58 
percent decline in crimes of sexual violence since 1993; 
Whereas the Hotline has experienced a significant increase in 
call volume as public awareness of sexual violence has 
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grown, with calls to the Hotline increasing by 43 percent 
since 2003; 
Whereas millions of Americans have learned of the services 
available through the Hotline, thanks to the public serv-
ice promotion contributed by every national broadcast tel-
evision network, a dozen cable networks, and more than 
1,000 radio stations, newspapers, and magazines; and 
Whereas the Hotline serves as an outstanding example of a 
successful partnership between the Federal Government, 
the private sector, and individuals: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the National Sexual Assault Hot-
line; and 
(2) commends the Hotline for counseling and 
supporting 1,000,000 callers. 
Æ 
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