# 119-sres-726: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".

119-sres-726, A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status passed_senate (as of 2026-06-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-726
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-18

## Summary

**Designates May 5, 2026 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.** It urges people and organizations to commemorate American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women whose cases are documented or undocumented and to show solidarity with victims' families, and it asks the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice to commission a new study to update national statistics since the 2016 report.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-726 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/726)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-726 (as of 2026-06-18).