Whereas this resolution may be cited as the Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution ; Whereas intimate partner violence affects people of all ages as well as all racial, ethnic, gender, economic, and religious backgrounds; Whereas an average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, amounting to more than 12,000,000 women and men over the course of a single year; Whereas, in 2022, the National Domestic Violence Hotline answered more than 446,000 calls, chats, and texts, more than any other year before; Whereas of the reported abuse types, 93 percent of those contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline disclosed emotional abuse, 63 percent stated physical abuse, 32 percent described economic or financial abuse, 18 percent revealed digital abuse, and 14 percent detailed sexual abuse; Whereas 77 percent of those contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline identified as victims or survivors, 11 percent identified as friends, family members, or other helpers, and 12 percent identified as other , such as those working with survivors or even those causing harm; Whereas women are disproportionately victims of domestic violence, as approximately 1 in 2 women and 2 in 5 men will experience intimate partner violence or stalking during their lifetimes; Whereas survivors of domestic violence are strong, courageous, and resilient; Whereas, on average, almost 3 women are murdered by an intimate partner in the United States every day; Whereas women ages 18 to 34 experience the highest rates, per capita, of intimate partner violence; Whereas 25.8 percent of women and 14.6 percent of men who were victims of contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner first experienced these or other forms of violence before age 18; Whereas nearly 1 in 3 college women say they have been in an abusive dating relationship