Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".

Bill: 115-hres-222
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-23
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Commemorative events and holidays

Crime victims

Crimes against women

Indian social and development programs

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Supports the designation of National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.</p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2017 Mr. Chaffetz (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Young of Alaska , and Mr. Pearce ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources RESOLUTION Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls .

Whereas, according to a study commissioned by the Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average; Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide was the third leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women between 10 and 24 years of age and the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years of age; Whereas little data exist on the number of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women in the United States; Whereas, on July 5, 2013, Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was reported missing by her family in Lame Deer, Montana; Whereas the body of Hanna Harris was found 5 days after she went missing; Whereas Hanna Harris was determined to have been raped and murdered and the individuals accused of committing those crimes were convicted; Whereas the case of Hanna Harris is only one example of many similar cases; and Whereas Hanna Harris was born on May 5, 1992: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls ; and (2) calls on the people of the United States and interested groups to— (A) commemorate the lives of missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records and the media; and (B) demonstrate solidarity with the families of victims in light of these tragedies.