Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2024, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".
HRES 1177 designates May 5, 2024, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls." The resolution expresses congressional support for this designation, calls on the public to commemorate affected individuals and show solidarity with families, and recommends the Department of Justice commission a new study on the crisis to update statistics since the 2016 report. It directly affects awareness efforts for Indigenous communities and families impacted by violence, while acknowledging ongoing gaps in addressing the crisis despite prior legislation like Savanna’s Act. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but focuses on recognition and data collection.
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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.
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Dan Newhouse
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Adam Smith
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Adrian Smith
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Adriano Espaillat
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Betty McCollum
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Chellie Pingree
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Darren Soto
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David P. Joyce
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Derek Kilmer
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Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
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