S.J.Res. 8: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

S.J.Res. 8: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-11 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-38.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-38. (final step reached)
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Official title

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.) Declares that Congress: (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month; and (2) urges national and community organizations, private businesses, and the media to promote, through such Month, awareness of sexual violence and strategies to decrease the incidence of sexual assault.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · 14 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S.J. Res. 8, Expressing the sense of Congress encouraging prevention of sexual assault (2003-05-15); CBO cost estimate: S.J. Res. 8, Expressing the sense of Congress encouraging prevention of sexual assault (2003-05-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

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Words on this page, explained (1)

Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108sjres8.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/sjres>

Record fed-us-cong108-sjres8 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108