IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 104 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and 
Prevention Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2009 
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 
LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. 
EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. COSTA, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. KEN-
NEDY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. KIND, Mr. SESTAK, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) 
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault 
Awareness and Prevention Month. 
Whereas on average, a person is sexually assaulted in the 
United States every two-and-a-half minutes; 
Whereas the Department of Justice reports that 191,670 
people in the United States were sexually assaulted in 
2005; 
Whereas 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have been victims 
of rape or attempted rape; 
Whereas the Department of Defense received 2,688 reports 
of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces 
in fiscal year 2007; 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) it is the sense of Congress that— 
(A) National Sexual Assault Awareness 
and Prevention Month provides a special oppor-
tunity to educate the people of the United 
States about sexual violence and to encourage 
the prevention of sexual assault, the improved 
treatment of its survivors, and the prosecution 
of its perpetrators; 
(B) it is appropriate to properly acknowl-
edge the more than 20,000,000 men and 
women who have survived sexual assault in the 
United States and salute the efforts of sur-
vivors, volunteers, and professionals who com-
bat sexual assault; 
(C) national and community organizations 
and private sector supporters should be recog-
nized and applauded for their work in pro-
moting awareness about sexual assault, pro-
viding information and treatment to its sur-
vivors, and increasing the number of successful 
prosecutions of its perpetrators; and 
(D) public safety, law enforcement, and 
health professionals should be recognized and 
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applauded for their hard work and innovative 
strategies to increase the percentage of sexual 
assault cases that result in the prosecution and 
incarceration of the offenders; 
(2) Congress strongly recommends national and 
community organizations, businesses in the private 
sector, colleges and universities, and the media to 
promote, through National Sexual Assault Aware-
ness and Prevention Month, awareness of sexual vio-
lence and strategies to decrease the incidence of sex-
ual assault; and 
(3) Congress supports the goals and ideals of 
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention 
Month. 
Æ 
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