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Floor SpeechNeutral2026-02-09

NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH

Jim Banks
Jim Banks
RIN · Senator
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On 2026-02-09, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) delivered a floor speech titled "NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH" in the Senate. It referenced legislation including S537, SRES586.

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NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 27 (Monday, February 9, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 27 (Monday, February 9, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S537] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH Mr. BANKS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 586. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 586) raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2026 as ``National Stalking Awareness Month''. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. BANKS. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 586) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of January 27, 2026, under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') ____________________

Referenced legislation: SRES586, SRES586
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