Bill > HRes763

This resolution supports the designation of September 2025 as National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month, drawing attention to the significant challenges and alarming statistics surrounding sexual assault on college campuses. The resolution highlights critical issues such as the high vulnerability of freshmen and sophomores, with over 50% of college sexual assaults occurring in the first few months of the academic year, and the prevalence of "incapacitated assault" where survivors are often assaulted while drugged or unconscious. It also emphasizes the low reporting rates, with less than 12% of rapes and attempted rapes being reported to campus authorities, and identifies systemic problems in how colleges handle sexual assault, including lack of response training, inadequate investigation protocols, and limited support for survivors. The resolution points out significant institutional failures, such as 41% of colleges not conducting a single sexual assault investigation in five years, 22% providing no sexual assault response training, and only 10-25% of perpetrators being permanently expelled. By designating September 2025 as a awareness month, the resolution seeks to draw attention to these critical issues and potentially encourage improved campus safety and support mechanisms for sexual assault survivors.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/763/all-info