S. Res. 178 (Agreed to Senate) — Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

That—

(1)

it is the sense of the Senate that—

(A)

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month provides a special opportunity to—

(i)

educate the people of the United States about sexual violence; and

(ii)

encourage—

(I)

the prevention of sexual assault;

(II)

improvement in the treatment of survivors of sexual assault; and

(III)

the prosecution of perpetrators of sexual assault;

(B)

it is appropriate to properly acknowledge survivors of sexual assault and to commend the volunteers and professionals who assist those survivors in their efforts to heal;

(C)

national and community organizations and private sector supporters should be recognized and applauded for their work in—

(i)

promoting awareness about sexual assault;

(ii)

providing information and treatment to survivors of sexual assault; and

(iii)

increasing the number of successful prosecutions of perpetrators of sexual assault; and

(D)

public safety, law enforcement, and health professionals should be recognized and applauded for their hard work and innovative strategies to ensure perpetrators of sexual assault are held accountable; and

(2)

the Senate supports the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

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