Bill > HRes381

This resolution expresses support for designating May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls" in recognition of the severe crisis affecting American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Drawing from alarming statistical evidence, including a 2016 Department of Justice study showing that 84.3% of Native women experience violence in their lifetime and 2017 data indicating homicide as the sixth-leading cause of death for Native women under 44, the resolution highlights the urgent need for awareness and action. The resolution calls on the United States and interested groups to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, demonstrate solidarity with victims' families, and recommends that the National Institute of Justice commission a new study to update statistics on this crisis. Additionally, the resolution acknowledges recent governmental efforts like Operation Lady Justice, Savanna's Act, and the Not Invisible Act, while emphasizing that more work is needed to address the ongoing epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls, particularly noting that in 2024, 5,614 Indigenous women and girls were reported missing, with 4,179 of those victims under 18 years old.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/381/all-info