IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 46 
Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing 
January 2009 as ‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. MATSUI, 
and Mr. MARCHANT) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking 
by establishing January 2009 as ‘‘National Stalking 
Awareness Month’’. 
Whereas an estimated 1,006,970 women and 370,990 men 
are stalked annually in the United States and, in the ma-
jority of such cases, the person is stalked by someone 
who is not a stranger; 
Whereas 81 percent of women, who are stalked by an inti-
mate partner, are also physically assaulted by that part-
ner, and 76 percent of women, who are killed by an inti-
mate partner, were also stalked by that intimate partner; 
Whereas 74.2 percent of stalking victims reported that the 
stalking partner interfered with their employment, 26 
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percent of stalking victims lose time from work as a re-
sult of their victimization, and 7 percent never return to 
work; 
Whereas stalking victims are forced to take drastic measures 
to protect themselves, such as relocating, changing their 
addresses, changing their identities, changing jobs, and 
obtaining protection orders; 
Whereas stalking is a crime that cuts across race, culture, 
gender, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental abil-
ity, and economic status; 
Whereas stalking is a crime under Federal law and under the 
laws of all 50 States and the District of Columbia; 
Whereas rapid advancements in technology have made cyber- 
surveillance the new frontier in stalking; 
Whereas there are national organizations, local victim service 
organizations, prosecutors’ offices, and police depart-
ments that stand ready to assist stalking victims and who 
are working diligently to craft competent, thorough, and 
innovative responses to stalking; 
Whereas there is a need to enhance the criminal justice sys-
tem’s response to stalking and stalking victims, including 
aggressive investigation and prosecution; and 
Whereas the House of Representatives urges the establish-
ment of January 2009 as National Stalking Awareness 
Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that— 
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(A) National Stalking Awareness Month 
provides an opportunity to educate the people of 
the United States about stalking; 
(B) all Americans should applaud the ef-
forts of the many victim service providers, po-
lice, prosecutors, national and community orga-
nizations, and private sector supporters for 
their efforts in promoting awareness about 
stalking; and 
(C) policymakers, criminal justice officials, 
victim service and human service agencies, non-
profits, and others should recognize the need to 
increase awareness of stalking and the avail-
ability of services for stalking victims; and 
(2) the House of Representatives urges national 
and community organizations, businesses in the pri-
vate sector, and the media to promote awareness of 
the crime of stalking through National Stalking 
Awareness Month. 
Æ 
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