H.Res.1257

Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".

Introduced·5/4/26

Supports designating May 5, 2026, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

The bill expresses support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls." It calls on the people of the United States and interested groups to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and to demonstrate solidarity with the families of victims. The bill highlights the high rates of murder against Indigenous women and girls, noting that homicide is the sixth-leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls under 44 years of age, with murder rates more than 10.

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Natural Resources Committee
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History

May 4

House

Submitted in House

May 4

House

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.