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communities, and support programs designed to end do-
mestic violence in the United States. 
Whereas domestic violence affects people of all ages as well 
as racial, ethnic, gender, economic, and religious back-
grounds; 
Whereas females are disproportionately victims as one in four 
women will experience domestic violence at some point in 
her life; 
Whereas on average, more than three women are murdered 
by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States 
every day; 
Whereas in 2007, 1,640 women were murdered by an inti-
mate partner, constituting 70 percent of all intimate 
partner homicides that year; 
Whereas women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rates, 
per capita, of intimate partner violence; 
Whereas 1 out of 3 Native American women will be raped 
and 6 out of 10 will be physically assaulted in their life-
times; 
Whereas the cost of intimate partner violence exceeds 
$5,800,000,000 each year, $4,100,000 of which is for di-
rect medical and mental health care services; 
Whereas one-quarter to one-half of domestic violence victims 
report that they have lost a job due, at least in part, to 
domestic violence; 
Whereas some landlords deny housing to victims of domestic 
violence who have protection orders or evict victims of do-
mestic violence for seeking help after a domestic violence 
incident, such as by calling 911, or who have other indi-
cations that they are domestic violence victims; 
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Whereas 92 percent of homeless women experience severe 
physical or sexual abuse at some point in their lifetimes; 
Whereas approximately 40 to 60 percent of men who abuse 
women also abuse children; 
Whereas at least 10,000,000 children are exposed to domestic 
violence each year; 
Whereas children exposed to domestic violence are more likely 
to attempt suicide, abuse drugs and alcohol, run away 
from home, and become a victim of human trafficking; 
Whereas one large study found that men exposed to physical 
abuse, sexual abuse, and adult domestic violence as chil-
dren were almost four times more likely than other men 
to have perpetrated domestic violence as adults; 
Whereas nearly 1,500,000 high school students nationwide 
experienced physical abuse from a dating partner; 
Whereas 13 percent of teenage girls who have been in a rela-
tionship report being hit or hurt by their partners and 
one in four teenage girls has been in a relationship in 
which she was pressured by her partner into performing 
sexual acts; 
Whereas adolescent girls who reported dating violence were 
60 percent more likely to report one or more suicide at-
tempts in the past year; 
Whereas there is a need for middle schools, secondary 
schools, and post-secondary schools to educate students 
about the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dat-
ing violence, and stalking; 
Whereas a recently released multi-State study shows that the 
Nation’s domestic violence shelters are addressing vic-
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tims’ urgent and long-term needs and are helping victims 
protect themselves and their children; 
Whereas a 2012 National Census Survey reported that 
64,324 domestic violence victims were served by domestic 
violence shelters and programs around the Nation in a 
single day; 
Whereas an additional 10,401 people requested help that day, 
but due to lack of resources, they were unable to be 
served; 
Whereas there is a need to increase funding for programs 
aimed at intervening and preventing domestic violence in 
the United States; 
Whereas domestic shelters and programs experience increased 
demands for service, 80 percent report cuts in funding; 
and 
Whereas individuals and organizations that are dedicated to 
preventing and ending domestic violence should be recog-
nized: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and 
(2) expresses the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that Congress should continue to raise 
awareness of domestic violence and its devastating 
effects on individuals, families, and communities, 
and support programs designed to end domestic vio-
lence in the United States. 
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