Bill · H.Res. 381· House(119-HRES-381)

Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".

Age: 71 years

Washington

Introduced: 5/5/2025
Last activity: 5/5/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsored by: Dan Newhouse
Cosponsors: - 6 - 10

Native Americans

Introduced
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A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution expresses support for designating May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls." It seeks to commemorate the lives of those lost and demonstrate solidarity with their families. The resolution highlights a crisis involving high rates of violence, homicide, and missing persons among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. It further recommends that the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice conduct a new study to provide updated statistics. Ultimately, the measure recognizes that more work is needed to address this nationwide crisis.

Yes· 3 of 7

Would Native Americans be better off under this?+4
The resolution provides a national platform to recognize and address the crisis of violence specifically targeting American Indian and Alaska Native peoples.
Would women be better off under this?+4
The resolution focuses on the specific safety concerns and high murder rates of Indigenous women and girls.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+3
The resolution seeks to draw attention to the disproportionate violence against American Indian and Alaska Native populations through a national day of awareness.