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.
Latest action · Jun 26, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-38.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2003
- Passed SenateApr 11, 2003
- Passed HouseJun 10, 2003
- To the PresidentJun 17, 2003
- Became lawJun 26, 2003Public Law 108-38
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
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.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2003 to Apr 10, 2003; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 11, 2003 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Mar 11, 2003 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Mar 11, 2003 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | Mar 17, 2003 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Apr 9, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Apr 10, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2003Markup Apr 11, 2003Reported Apr 11, 2003 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2003Markup May 7, 2003Reported May 20, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2003Discharged May 1, 2003 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2003Signed by President.
- Jun 26, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-38.
- Jun 17, 2003Presented to President.
- Jun 10, 2003Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
- Jun 10, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5100-5102)
- Jun 10, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 8.
- Jun 10, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5100)
- Jun 10, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2003Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-113.
- May 19, 2003Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 44.
- May 7, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 7, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 1, 2003Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
- Apr 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 12, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 12, 2003Received in the House.
- Apr 12, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 11, 2003Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 11, 2003Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Apr 11, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.
- Apr 11, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5393-5394; text as passed Senate: CR S5393-5394)
- Mar 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1237 | Rahm Emanuel D-IL | Jun 13, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5099, H5100–H5102Text printed H5100 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, James R. Langevin D-RI, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Mark Green R-WI, Max Burns R-GA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5393Text printed S5393 | John E. Sununu R-NH | Apr 11, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 15, 2003S.J. Res. 8, Expressing the sense of Congress encouraging prevention of sexual assault<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003</p>
- May 15, 2003S.J. Res. 8, Expressing the sense of Congress encouraging prevention of sexual assaultCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40879 | Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Archived | Report | Nov 9, 2017 |
| RL31909 | House Resolutions of Inquiry Archived | Report | Jun 17, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 36 | Expressing the sense of the 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. | Related bill | Apr 28, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 19, 2003Reported in House
- Apr 12, 2003Referred in House
- Apr 11, 2003Reported to Senate
- Apr 11, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.