IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 25 
Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and 
ideals of National Internet Safety Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2009 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for 
the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. 
Whereas the Department of Justice reports that an estimated 
77 million children have access to the Internet; 
Whereas one in five youth who use the Internet regularly 
(using the Internet at least once a month for the past six 
months on a computer at home, at school, in a library, 
or at someone else’s home) have reported receiving a sex-
ual approach or solicitation over the Internet in the past 
year; 
Whereas one in 33 youth received an aggressive sexual solici-
tation in the past year; 
Whereas one in 17 youth reported being threatened or har-
assed in the past year; 
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Whereas only a fraction of all episodes were reported to au-
thorities such as the police, an Internet service provider, 
or a hotline; 
Whereas 25 percent of the youth who encountered a sexual 
approach or solicitation told a parent; 
Whereas 40 percent of those reporting an unwanted exposure 
to sexual material told a parent; 
Whereas child predators victimize children over the Internet 
both by enticing them through online contact for the pur-
pose of engaging them in sexual acts and by exploiting 
them for sexual tourism (travel with the intent to engage 
in sexual behavior) for commercial gain; 
Whereas child predators also use the Internet to produce, 
manufacture, and distribute child pornography, to expose 
young people to child pornography, and to encourage 
them to exchange pornography; 
Whereas the establishment of National Internet Safety Month 
would increase awareness of Internet predators and edu-
cate local communities about ways of preventing crimes 
against children; and 
Whereas the battle in cyberspace for the safety of the Na-
tion’s children must be addressed and won: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Internet Safety Month; 
(2) recognizes that parents, teachers, and com-
munity leaders can empower children to resist the 
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lures of online predators by educating them at home, 
in classrooms, and through community groups; 
(3) encourages parents to take online safety 
concerns seriously and to effectively safeguard their 
family members from online threats; 
(4) requests that teachers, law enforcement offi-
cers, and youth leaders seek out and implement 
proven tools and resources that are available to edu-
cate children on avoiding online victimization; 
(5) asks State governors to actively promote 
Internet Safety Month and to encourage the full 
participation of State officials in community part-
nerships and local initiatives to protect children on-
line; 
(6) encourages the launch of a national media 
campaign on Internet safety awareness; and 
(7) calls on Internet safety organizations, law 
enforcement personnel, educators, community lead-
ers, parents, and volunteers to increase their efforts 
to raise the level of awareness in the United States 
with respect to the need to prevent Internet preda-
tors from committing criminal acts against Amer-
ica’s children. 
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