IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1260 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Internet Safety Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2008 
Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BARROW, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. 
BONO MACK, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. BRADY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BURTON
of Indiana, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
CRAMER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mrs. DAVIS 
of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART 
of Florida, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mrs. EMER-
SON, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GOODLATTE, 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HILL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Ms. HOOLEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. KIRK, 
Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. 
LEWIS of California, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MATHESON, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS 
of New York, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
MOORE of Kansas, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 
POMEROY, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. ROSS, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
SESTAK, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. 
SPACE, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. 
WAXMAN, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, and Mr. WOLF) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
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•HRES 1260 IH 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Internet Safety 
Month’’. 
Whereas, during the 110th Congress, the House of Rep-
resentatives has passed several bills aimed at protecting 
children online and promoting Internet safety education; 
Whereas, on June 12, 2007, the House of Representatives 
passed H. Res. 455 recognizing ‘‘National Internet Safe-
ty Month’’; 
Whereas, on May 22, 2008, the Senate passed S. Res. 567 
designating June 2008 as ‘‘National Internet Safety 
Month’’; 
Whereas the Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with 
several other Federal agencies, maintains OnGuard On-
line, a Web-based resource to educate all Americans on 
Internet safety; 
Whereas law enforcement, educators, community leaders, 
nonprofit organizations, and Internet service providers 
have sought to raise awareness for Internet safety across 
the United States; 
Whereas America’s youth will need to master the Internet to 
stay competitive in a global information economy; 
Whereas there are more than 1,000,000,000 Internet users 
worldwide; 
Whereas, in the United States, more than 35,000,000 chil-
dren in kindergarten through grade 12 have Internet ac-
cess; 
Whereas 93 percent of children between 12 and 17 years old 
use the Internet; 
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Whereas more than half of all of online children between 12 
and 17 years old use an online social networking site; 
Whereas 43 percent of teens between 13 and 17 have experi-
enced cyberbullying within the past year; 
Whereas approximately 24 percent of students in grades 5 
through 12 have hidden their online activities from their 
parents; 
Whereas 61 percent of the students admit to using the Inter-
net unsafely or inappropriately; 
Whereas 68 percent of parents have household rules about 
what type of Internet sites their child can or cannot visit; 
Whereas 56 percent of parents feel that online bullying of 
children is an issue that needs to be addressed; 
Whereas 65 percent of parents report that after their child 
has been on the Internet, they check to see what Web 
sites he or she viewed; 
Whereas 47 percent of parents feel that their ability to mon-
itor and shelter their children from inappropriate mate-
rial on the Internet is limited; and 
Whereas 61 percent of parents want to be more personally 
involved with Internet safety: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 
Internet Safety Month’’; 
(2) recognizes that ‘‘National Internet Safety 
Month’’ provides the citizens of the United States 
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with an opportunity to learn more about the impor-
tance of being safe and responsible online; 
(3) commends and recognizes national and com-
munity organizations for— 
(A) promoting the safe use of the Internet; 
and 
(B) providing information and training 
that develops critical thinking and decision 
making skills that are needed to use the Inter-
net safely; and 
(4) calls on parents, educators, Internet safety 
organizations, law enforcement, community leaders, 
Internet service providers, and volunteers to increase 
their efforts to raise the level of awareness for the 
need for online safety in the United States. 
Æ 
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