H.Res. 82: Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
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H.Res. 82: Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-22 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 47 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES82 (2009-02-03), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) National Stalking Awareness Month provides an opportunity to educate Americans about stalking; (2) all Americans should applaud efforts to promote awareness about stalking; and (3) policymakers, criminal justice officials, victim service and human service agencies, college campuses and universities, nonprofits, and others should recognize the need to increase awareness of stalking and the availability of services for stalking victims. Urges national and community organizations, private businesses, and the media to promote, through National Stalking Awareness Month, awareness of the crime of stalking.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 10 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jim Costa (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 47 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES82 (2009-02-03): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres82.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres82 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111