YourVoice.Now Summary
Backs National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October — a House statement of support that changes no law.
The details
Most people would see no change in daily life. This resolution would not change any law or spend any money. The House would back the goals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, held each October. It would say Congress should keep raising awareness of domestic violence. It would also say Congress should support programs that work to end it. The resolution lists facts about abuse between partners. It says about 24 people a minute in the United States are raped, attacked, or stalked by a partner. It says the national hotline answered more than 430,000 calls, chats, and texts in 2024. It says that on one day, more than 14,000 requests for help went unmet for lack of resources. Most of them were for housing. It states that funding for these programs should go up, not down. It does not set any funding itself.
Congressional Summary
Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2025 This resolution supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Further, it expresses the sense that Congress should continue to raise awareness of and support programs to end domestic violence.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-10-31
- Date Added
- 2026-09-29
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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