S.Res. 388Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)Passed Congress

A resolution designating the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008, as "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week".

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15790-15791; text as passed Senate: CR S15790-15791)

December 17, 2007

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Introduced in Senate

December 5, 2007

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14802)

Judiciary Committee

December 5, 2007

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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Judiciary Committee

December 13, 2007

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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

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December 13, 2007

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541.

December 13, 2007

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15790-15791; text as passed Senate: CR S15790-15791)

December 17, 2007

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Sen. Tom HarkinD-IA · Dec 13, 2007

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the Session of the Senate on December 13, 2007. At 10:30 a.m., in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Shopping Smart and Avoiding Scams: Financial Literacy During the Holiday Season.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, for the purposes of conducting a hearing.

At this hearing, the committee members will hear from the five Federal Communications Commission comissioners on current proceedings involving media and telecommunications policy.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a hearing. At this hearing, the committee will hear testimony regarding forest restoration and hazardous fuels reduction efforts in the forests of Oregon and Washington.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 9 a.m. in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``The Clean Water Act following the recent Supreme Court decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and Rapanos-Carabell.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007. at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Housing Decline: The Extent of the Problem and Potential Remedies.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at a time to be determined in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to consider the nominations of Christopher A. Padilla, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade; Christina H. Pearson, to be Assistant Secretary Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Benjamin Eric Sasse, to be Assistant Secretary Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Charles E.F. Millard, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a hearing on global fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate in order to conduct an Executive Business meeting on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Agenda

I. Resolutions of Contempt

II. Bills

S. 2402, FISA Intelligence Surveillance Substitution Act of 2007, (Specter); S. 344, A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court Proceedings, (Specter, Grassley, Durbin, Schumer, Feingold, Cornyn); S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007, (Leahy, Hatch, Feinstein, Graham, Kennedy); S. 1829, Protect Our Children First Act of 2007, (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer); S. 431, Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007, (Schumer, McCain, Grassley, Specter, Kyl); S. 2344, Internet Safety Education Act of 2007, (Menendez).

III. Resolution

S. Res. 388, Designating the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week'', (Crapo, Biden).

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007. The Committee will meet off the Senate Floor in the Reception room to consider the nomination of LTG James B. Peake (Ret.) for Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the first Floor vote that occurs on Thursday.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed hearing.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Prioritizing Management: Implementing Chief Management Officers at Federal Agencies.''

Sen. Christopher J. DoddD-CT · Dec 17, 2007

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 541, S. Res. 388. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed…

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Agreed to SenateIssued December 17, 2007

III

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. RES. 388

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 5, 2007

Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Reed) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

December 13, 2007

Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment

December 17, 2007

Considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Designating the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008, as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.

Whereas 1 in 3 female teenagers in a dating relationship has feared for her physical safety;

Whereas 1 in 2 teenagers in a serious relationship has compromised personal beliefs to please a partner;

Whereas 1 in 5 teenagers in a serious relationship reports having been hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner;

Whereas 27 percent of teenagers have been in dating relationships in which their partners called them names or put them down;

Whereas 29 percent of girls who have been in a relationship said that they have been pressured to have sex or to engage in sexual activities that they did not want;

Whereas technologies such as cell phones and the Internet have made dating abuse both more pervasive and more hidden;

Whereas 30 percent of teenagers who have been in a dating relationship say that they have been text-messaged between 10 and 30 times per hour by a partner seeking to find out where they are, what they are doing, or who they are with;

Whereas 72 percent of teenagers who reported they'd been checked up on by a boyfriend or girlfriend 10 times per hour by email or text messaging did not tell their parents;

Whereas parents are largely unaware of the cell phone and Internet harassment experienced by teenagers;

Whereas Native American women experience higher rates of interpersonal violence than any other population group;

Whereas violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications for victims, putting them at higher risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior, suicide, and adult revictimization;

Whereas the severity of violence among intimate partners has been shown to be greater in cases where the pattern of violence has been established in adolescence; and

Whereas the establishment of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week will benefit schools, communities, and families regardless of socio-economic status, race, or sex: Now, therefore be it

That the Senate—

(1)

designates the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008, as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week; and

(2)

calls upon the people of the United States, high schools, law enforcement, State and local officials, and interested groups to observe National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week with appropriate programs and activities that promote awareness and prevention of the crime of teen dating violence in their communities.