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Whereas nearly 70 percent of intimate partner stalking vic-
tims were threatened with physical harm by stalkers; 
Whereas 11 percent of victims of stalking reported having 
been stalked for more than 5 years; 
Whereas two-thirds of stalkers pursue their victims at least 
once a week; 
Whereas many victims of stalking are forced to take drastic 
measures to protect themselves, including relocating, 
changing jobs, or obtaining protection orders; 
Whereas the prevalence of anxiety, insomnia, social dysfunc-
tion, and severe depression is much higher among victims 
of stalking than the general population; 
Whereas many victims of stalking do not report stalking to 
the police or contact a victim service provider, shelter, or 
hotline; 
Whereas stalking is a crime under Federal law and the laws 
of all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the terri-
tories of the United States; 
Whereas stalking affects victims of every race, age, culture, 
gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, 
and economic status; 
Whereas national organizations, local victim service organiza-
tions, campuses, prosecutor’s offices, and police depart-
ments stand ready to assist victims of stalking and are 
working diligently to develop effective and innovative re-
sponses to stalking, including online stalking; 
Whereas there is a need to improve the response of the crimi-
nal justice system to stalking through more aggressive in-
vestigation and prosecution; 
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Whereas there is a need for an increase in the availability of 
victim services across the United States, and the services 
must include programs tailored to meet the needs of vic-
tims of stalking; 
Whereas individuals 18 to 24 years old experience the highest 
rates of stalking victimization, and a majority of stalking 
victims report their victimization first occurred before the 
age of 25; 
Whereas up to 75 percent of women in college who experience 
behavior relating to stalking experience other forms of 
victimization, including sexual or physical victimization; 
Whereas there is a need for an effective response to stalking 
on each campus; 
Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has heightened the risk of 
cyberstalking and harassment, particularly among school- 
age individuals; 
Whereas service organizations and law enforcement entities 
have swiftly adapted to the COVID–19 pandemic in order 
to continue to serve victims of stalking; and 
Whereas the House of Representatives finds that ‘‘National 
Stalking Awareness Month’’ provides an opportunity to 
educate the people of the United States about stalking: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’; 
(2) applauds the efforts of service providers for 
victims of stalking, police, prosecutors, national and 
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community organizations, campuses, and private sec-
tor supporters to promote awareness of stalking; 
(3) encourages policymakers, criminal justice 
officials, victim service and human service agencies, 
institutions of higher education, and nonprofit orga-
nizations to increase awareness of stalking and con-
tinue to support the availability of services for vic-
tims of stalking; and 
(4) urges national and community organiza-
tions, businesses in the private sector, and the media 
to promote awareness of the crime of stalking 
through ‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’. 
Æ 
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