; Whereas of women who die by homicide, 34 percent are killed by an intimate partner or former intimate partner; Whereas women victims are more vulnerable to contracting HIV or other STIs due to forced intercourse or prolonged exposure to stress; Whereas multiple nationwide studies suggest that there is a relationship between intimate partner violence and depression and suicidal behavior; Whereas 21 to 60 percent of domestic violence victims report that they have lost a job due, at least in part, to domestic violence; Whereas some domestic violence victims who have protection orders or other indications that they are victims are evicted or denied access to housing; Whereas 1 in 4 homeless women is homeless because of violence committed against her, and 92 percent of homeless women experience severe physical or sexual abuse at some point in their lifetimes; Whereas a review of 12 United States studies, most of which included data from multiple cities, shows that domestic violence incidents increased 8.1 percent after jurisdictions imposed pandemic-related lockdown orders; Whereas domestic violence programs and hotlines have seen a substantial increase in contacts since 2020 and continue to experience a surge in requests for services, with the National Domestic Violence Hotline averaging approximately 2,600 daily contacts in 2022, up from 800 to 1,200 average daily contacts before the COVID–19 pandemic; Whereas 13.5 percent of women and 5.2 percent of men report having been stalked by an intimate partner; Whereas 81 percent of women who are stalked by a current or former male partner are also physically abused by that partner; Whereas of the total domestic violence homicides, about 75 percent of the victims were killed as they attempted to leave the relationship or after the relationship had ended; Whereas between 94 to 99 percent of abusive relationships include financial abuse, causing the survivors to stay or return to the abusive relationship