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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1593 

Expressing support for the designation of December 16, 2024, as the ‘‘National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Black Women and 

Girls’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Ms. OMAR (for herself and Mr. BURCHETT) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of December 16, 

2024, as the ‘‘National Day of Awareness for Missing 

and Murdered Black Women and Girls’’. 

Whereas, according to the National Crime Information Center, in 2023, of the 280,031 girls and women reported 

missing, 103,079, or nearly 37 percent, were Black, while 

Black girls and women make up only 15 percent of the 

female population in the United States; 

Whereas Black women have the highest rates of death due 

to homicide among women, and these murders are statistically shown to be most often committed by an intimate 

partner or someone the victim knows; 


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Whereas, currently, there are more than 14,000 active missing person records for Black women and girls in the 

United States; 

Whereas notable cases such as that of Brittany Clardy, an 

18-year-old from St. Paul, Minnesota, who was found 

murdered in February 2013, highlight the urgent need 

for increased attention and resources dedicated to missing and murdered Black women and girls; 

Whereas, in 2023, the Brittany Clardy Missing and Murdered 

Black Women and Girls Act was introduced to establish 

a dedicated unit within the Department of Justice to help 

solve cases of missing and murdered Black women and 

girls; 

Whereas the current local, State, and Federal funding available could be enhanced and coordinated to better address 

the basic, emergency, and long-term service needs of victims and their families; and 

Whereas December 16 should be commemorated as a day to 

honor the memory of missing and murdered Black 

women and girls, raise public awareness about this ongoing crisis, and reaffirm our national commitment to seeking justice and supporting affected families and communities: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses support for the designation of a 

3 ‘‘National Day of Awareness for Missing and Mur4 dered Black Women and Girls’’; 

5 (2) calls on the people of the United States and 

6 interest groups to— 


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1 (A) commemorate the lives of missing and 

2 murdered Black women and girls whose cases 

3 are documented and undocumented in public 

4 records and the media; and 

5 (B) demonstrate solidarity with the fami6 lies of victims in light of those tragedies; 

7 (3) recommends a study on missing and mur8 dered Black women and girls to ensure up-to-date 

9 and in-depth statistics are made public regarding the 

10 current state of this crisis; 

11 (4) calls for resources to be allocated for pre12 vention, investigation, and support services related 

13 to missing and murdered Black women and girls; 

14 (5) encourages collaboration between Federal 

15 and local law enforcement agencies in order to share 

16 and evaluate best practices and policies regarding 

17 the handling of cases involving missing and mur18 dered Black women and girls; and 

19 (6) supports community-based and victim as20 sistance organizations working to raise awareness 

21 and provide support for families affected by this 

22 issue. 

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