,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #daa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ah1 #bjba,ms4   
,moore ( ,wiscons9 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 
,gallego1 & ,mr4 ,"y7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,natural ,res\rces  ,,resolution    
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives to recognize ! crisis ( 
viol5ce aga9/ ,native wom54  ,:]eas     
accord+ to a /udy commission$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 9 "s ,tribal       
communities ,am]ican ,indian wom5 face  
murd] rates t are m ?an #aj times !     
national av]age2 ,:]eas accord+ to !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 homicide 0 ! ?ird lead+ cause ( dea?   
among ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native
 wom5 betwe5 #aj & #bd ye>s ( age & !   
six? lead+ cause ( dea? = ,am]ican      
,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 betwe5   
#bj & #dd ye>s ( age2 ,:]eas ,native    
wom5 face "s ( ! highe/ levels ( viol5ce
 ( any gr\p1 b !re is little data on !  

numb] ( miss+ ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska
 ,native wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]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  
?an p :o are n ,am]ican ,indians or     
,alaska ,natives2 ,:]eas #ig p]c5t (    
female & #ij p]c5t ( male ,am]ican      
,indian & ,alaska ,native victims report
 be+ victimiz$ by a non-,indian2 ,:]eas 
accord+ to a #bjaj ,gov]nm5t            
,acc\ntability ,(fice report1 ! ,(fices 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorneys decl9$ to  
prosecute ne>ly #eb p]c5t ( viol5t      
crimes t occur 9 ,indian c\ntry2 ,:]eas 
! ,indian ,law & ,ord] ,commission issu$
 a report entitl$ ,a ,roadmap = ,mak+   
,native ,am]ica ,saf]1 t recomm5ds !    
re/oration ( ! inh]5t au?ority ( ,tribal
 c\rts2 & ,:]eas ,tribal communities    
%\ld be able to protect !mselves f      
dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual assault1 dat+   
viol5ce1 /alk+1 sex traffick+1 viol5ce  
aga9/ *ildr51 viol5ce aga9/ eld]s1 & f  

viol5ce committ$ aga9/ memb]s ( !       
,tribal ju/ice sy/em3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives to recognize ! crisis ( 
viol5ce aga9/ ,native wom54