Senate joint resolution · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-38
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Became law on Jun 26, 2003.
Sponsor: Sen. Sam Brownback R-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2003
- Committee actionApr 11, 2003
- Passed SenateApr 11, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJun 10, 2003 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJun 17, 2003
- Became lawJun 26, 2003
Latest action: Jun 26, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-38.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S.J.Res. 8.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 8, Expressing the sense of Congress encouraging prevention of sexual assault” on May 15, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14454
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 8, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d5a9a6cdf33e95ce0cf2cfcda6a9873e6b9cd584aebfa88ce4dcab5e68232112
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 8, Expressing the sense of Congress encouraging prevention of sexual assault” on May 15, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14454
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 8, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d5a9a6cdf33e95ce0cf2cfcda6a9873e6b9cd584aebfa88ce4dcab5e68232112
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-113 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/113
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 8, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d5a9a6cdf33e95ce0cf2cfcda6a9873e6b9cd584aebfa88ce4dcab5e68232112
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S.J.Res. 8, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 14 cosponsors (79%) are from the other party.
Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), John Breaux (D-LA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.