IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1593 
Expressing support for the designation of December 16, 2024, as the ‘‘Na-
tional 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 Cen-
ter, 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 statis-
tically shown to be most often committed by an intimate 
partner or someone the victim knows; 
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•HRES 1593 IH 
Whereas, currently, there are more than 14,000 active miss-
ing 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 miss-
ing 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 avail-
able could be enhanced and coordinated to better address 
the basic, emergency, and long-term service needs of vic-
tims 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 ongo-
ing crisis, and reaffirm our national commitment to seek-
ing justice and supporting affected families and commu-
nities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of a 
‘‘National Day of Awareness for Missing and Mur-
dered Black Women and Girls’’; 
(2) calls on the people of the United States and 
interest groups to— 
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•HRES 1593 IH 
(A) commemorate the lives of missing and 
murdered Black women and girls whose cases 
are documented and undocumented in public 
records and the media; and 
(B) demonstrate solidarity with the fami-
lies of victims in light of those tragedies; 
(3) recommends a study on missing and mur-
dered Black women and girls to ensure up-to-date 
and in-depth statistics are made public regarding the 
current state of this crisis; 
(4) calls for resources to be allocated for pre-
vention, investigation, and support services related 
to missing and murdered Black women and girls; 
(5) encourages collaboration between Federal 
and local law enforcement agencies in order to share 
and evaluate best practices and policies regarding 
the handling of cases involving missing and mur-
dered Black women and girls; and 
(6) supports community-based and victim as-
sistance organizations working to raise awareness 
and provide support for families affected by this 
issue. 
Æ 
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