IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1426 
Expressing support for the designation of September 2024 as National 
Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 
Ms. NORTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of September 2024 
as National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 
Whereas colleges are now receiving students in person for the 
academic year; 
Whereas freshmen and sophomores in college are at a greater 
risk of being sexually assaulted than juniors or seniors; 
Whereas college students are at a higher risk of sexual as-
sault during the first few months of school, with more 
than 50 percent of college sexual assaults occurring in ei-
ther August, September, October, or November; 
Whereas many college students are survivors of ‘‘incapaci-
tated assault’’, in which they are sexually assaulted while 
drugged, drunk, passed out, or otherwise incapacitated; 
Whereas these survivors often know their attackers; 
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•HRES 1426 IH 
Whereas 33 percent of colleges fail to provide training to dis-
pel ‘‘rape myths’’ to persons adjudicating sexual assault 
claims; 
Whereas 43 percent of the Nation’s largest colleges have stu-
dents assisting in adjudicating sexual assault cases, 
which creates privacy and conflict-of-interest concerns; 
Whereas 22 percent of colleges allow athletic department 
oversight of sexual violence cases involving student ath-
letes; 
Whereas many college sexual assault survivors experience 
confusion over how to report a sexual assault, are unsure 
of acceptable standards of sexual conduct and definitions 
of rape and sexual assault, and fear punishment for ac-
tivities preceding some sexual assaults, such as underage 
drinking; 
Whereas 21 percent of the Nation’s largest private colleges 
report not independently investigating all claims of sexual 
assault that they conveyed to the Department of Edu-
cation; 
Whereas only approximately 5 percent of the perpetrators of 
college sexual assaults are permanently expelled; 
Whereas, approximately 10 percent of reported college rape 
cases result in criminal charges against the alleged perpe-
trator; 
Whereas survivors of campus sexual assaults are more likely 
to have their lives disrupted, such as by changing a col-
lege major, changing campus housing, and dropping a 
class, than the average student; 
Whereas, approximately 7 States require colleges to adopt af-
firmative consent policies; and 
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•HRES 1426 IH 
Whereas September 2024, when many students begin or re-
turn to college, is an appropriate month to designate as 
National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of National Campus Sexual Assault 
Awareness Month. 
Æ 
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