PRINTER'S NO. 490
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
71
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, BARTOLOTTA, BOSCOLA, CAPPELLETTI,
COLLETT, COMITTA, MUTH, SCHWANK, L. WILLIAMS, HUGHES,
KEARNEY, HAYWOOD, SAVAL, FONTANA, BROWN, KANE, SANTARSIERO
AND BREWSTER, MARCH 15, 2023
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 15, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2023 as "Sexual Assault Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, April is nationally recognized as "Sexual Assault
Awareness Month" to call attention to the fact that sexual
violence is widespread and impacts every community; and
WHEREAS, April 2023 marks the 22nd anniversary of the
designation of "Sexual Assault Awareness Month"; and
WHEREAS, Rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment have a
deep physical and emotional trauma on those who have experienced
it; and
WHEREAS, Rape in the United States occurs more frequently
than the public realizes, as 1 in 5 women and 1 in 67 men have
been raped in the United States; and
WHEREAS, On postsecondary campuses, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16
men are sexually assaulted at some point in their educational
career; and
WHEREAS, Young people experience heightened rates of child
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