Bill Text: PA HR201 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating April 2009 as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 38-25)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-31 - Referred to RULES [HR201 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR201-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1358
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 201 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, BAKER, BARRAR, BEYER, BISHOP, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DELOZIER, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KILLION, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, McCALL, MELIO, MENSCH, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND PICKETT, MARCH 31, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 31, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 2009 as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, One in four women and one in six men are sexually
assaulted in their lifetimes; and
WHEREAS, Eighty-four percent of rapes are not reported to law
enforcement; and
WHEREAS, Twenty percent of persons between 10 and 17 years of
age receive unwanted sexual solicitations while using the
Internet; and
WHEREAS, Sexual violence places survivors at a significantly
higher risk of experiencing long-term health issues, including
the increased risk of suicide, eating disorders, substance
abuse, low self-esteem and posttraumatic stress disorder; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) is
the oldest antisexual violence coalition in the country; and
WHEREAS, PCAR's Statewide network of 52 rape crisis centers
provides counseling, crisis intervention, referral services,
hospital, court and police accompaniment, prevention education,
community outreach and crisis support 24 hours a day; and
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, more than 22,000 children
become victims of child sexual abuse each year; and
WHEREAS, More than 302,000 women and 92,000 men are raped in
the United States each year; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated advocates and volunteers work to eliminate
sexual violence and provide support to victims; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
2009 as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That all residents of this Commonwealth be
encouraged to combine their resources and skills and pledge to
become part of the solution to end sexual violence in this
Commonwealth.
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