Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".
Sponsored By: Representative Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced
Summary
Would designate May 5, 2026 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The resolution collects federal and state findings about the scope of violence against American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women and girls. It cites 2017 CDC data showing homicide as the sixth-leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women under 44 and murder rates more than ten times the national average. It notes roughly 1,500 Indigenous missing-person entries in the national index and reports 5,614 Indigenous women and girls missing in 2024, including 4,179 under 18. The text calls for remembrance, solidarity with families, and asks the National Institute of Justice to commission an updated study to improve data nine years after the prior report.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Johnson (SD)
SD • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Simpson
ID • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Ellzey
TX • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Crane
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
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