,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #d1 #bjba,mr4    
,grijalva 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1   
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,/anton1    
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4   
,soto1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,mr4         
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 & ,ms4 ,davids (
 ,kansas7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,,resolution  ,express+     
support = ! designation ( ,may #e1      
#bjba1 z ! ,national ,day ( ,aw>5ess =  
,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,indig5\s ,wom5 &      
,girls4  ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians &     
,alaska ,natives are #b4e times m likely
 to exp]i5ce viol5t crimes & at lea/ #b 
times m likely to exp]i5ce rape or      
sexual assault crimes comp>$ to any o!r 
gr\p ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
has det]m9$ t homicide is ! ?ird lead+  
cause ( dea? among ,am]ican ,indian &   
,alaska ,native wom5 betwe5 #aj & #bd   

ye>s ( age & ! fif? lead+ cause ( dea? =
 ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5
 betwe5 #be & #cd ye>s ( age2 ,:]eas 9  
"s ,tribal communities1 ,am]ican ,indian
 wom5 face murd] rates t are m ?an #aj  
times ! national av]age2 ,:]eas ,native 
,hawaiians exp]i5ce a disproportionately
 high rate ( human traffick+ ) #fd p]c5t
 ( human traffick+ victims 9 ! ,/ate (  
,hawai'i id5tify+ z at lea/ "p ,native  
,hawaiian2 ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indian &    
,alaska ,native wom5 & girls h a        
height5$ risk = sex traffick+ & cont9ue 
to g miss+ & murd]$ across ! c\ntry at  
disproportionate rates2 ,:]eas ,am]ican 
,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 & ,native     
,hawaiian victims ( viol5ce include wom5
 & girls1 *ildr51 m51 two-_s            
individuals1 & eld]s2 ,:]eas ! curr5t   
spectrum ( viol5ce aga9/ ,am]ican       
,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 is       
exac]bat$ by ! sy/emic b>ri]s emb$d$ )9 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t h creat$ liv+      
conditions :]e wom5 are vuln]able to    
viol5ce2 ,:]eas !re is little data t    

exi/s on ! numb] ( miss+ & murd]$       
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 
& girls 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates due to complex
 jurisdictional issues at ! ,tribal1    
,/ate1 & ,f$]al levels2 ,:]eas          
inve/igation into cases ( miss+ & murd]$
 ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5
 & girls is made difficult = ,tribal law
 en=cem5t ag5cies due to a lack (       
res\rces & ! complex jurisdictional     
s*eme t exi/s 9 ,indian c\ntry2 ,:]eas  
viol5ce aga9/ ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska
 ,native wom5 & girls exi/s 9 less      
press+ times1 & ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has
 increas$ ! preval5ce ( viol5ce by      
exac]bat+ already exi/+ issues includ+3 
lack ( safe h\s+1 lack ( space 9 to     
ma9ta9 ,,covid-#ai safety protocols1    
lack ( p]sonal protective equipm5t =    
/aff at ,tribal %elt]s & victim s]vices 
programs1 limit$ transportation to      
%elt]s1 & lack ( access to life-sav+    
heal? c>e2 ,:]eas ! curr5t fund+        
available 9 ,indian c\ntry is inadequate
 to address ! ne$s ( victims1 f !       

provision ( basic1 em]g5cy s]vices &    
responses to m compreh5sive1 long-t]m   
s]vices 9 normal times1 & ev5 less s    
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas ,f$]al
 ag5cies mu/ implem5t ! ,n ,invisible   
,act & ,savanna's ,act & "w ) !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior's ,miss+  ,murd]$
 ,unit to prioritize inve/igations (    
miss+ & murd]$ ,am]ican ,indians &      
,alaska ,natives2 & ,:]eas )\t          
recognition ( ?is crisis & adequate     
,f$]al assi/ance & improv$ di/ribution (
 lifesav+ res\rces = ,tribal gov]nm5ts1 
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 
& girls w cont9ue to exp]i5ce           
disproportionate rates ( viol5ce1 & g   
miss+ & be murd]$ at ! highe/ rates 9 ! 
c\ntry3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support
 = ! designation ( ! ,national ,day (   
,aw>5ess = ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,indig5\s   
,wom5 & ,girls2 &  7#b7 calls on ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps-- 7,a7 to
 commemorate ! lives ( miss+ & murd]$   
,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 &    

,native ,hawaiian wom5 & girls ^: cases 
are docum5t$ & undocum5t$ 9 public      
records & ! m$ia2 &  7,b7 to demon/rate 
solid>ity ) ! families ( victims 9 light
 ( ^! trag$ies4