H.Res. 675: Supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Plain summary

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Calls for recognition of: (1) national and community organizations and private sector supporters for their work in promoting awareness about sexual assault, providing information and treatment to survivors of sexual assault, and increasing the number of successful prosecutions of perpetrators of sexual assault; and (2) public safety, law enforcement, and health professionals for their hard work and innovative strategies to increase the percentage of sexual assault cases that result in the prosecution and incarceration of its perpetrators. Urges national and community-based organizations, private businesses, colleges and universities, and the media to promote, through such Month, awareness of sexual violence, resources for its survivors and their friends and family members, and strategies to decrease the incidence of sexual assault.

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Official text

Supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · 54 cosponsors

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Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

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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 (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hres675.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres675 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114