,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #e1 #bjbb,mr4    
,da9es 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4     
,hoev51 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,ms4  
,smi?1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,lujn1  
,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,ms4       
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 & ,mr4 ,grassley7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+ ,may 
#e1 #bjbb1 z ! ,national ,day ( ,aw>5ess
 = ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,native ,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 ,:]eas1     
accord+ to a /udy commission$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 9 "s ,tribal       
communities1 ,am]ican ,indian wom5 face 
murd] rates t are m ?an #aj times !     
national av]age murd] rate2 ,:]eas1     
accord+ to ! mo/ rec5tly available data 

f ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &        
,prev5tion1 9 #bjag1 homicide 0 ! six?  
lead+ cause ( dea? = ,am]ican ,indian & 
,alaska ,native females betwe5 #a & #dd 
ye>s ( age2 ,:]eas ! ,hawaii ,/ate      
,commission on ! ,/atus ( ,wom5 releas$ 
reports f9d+ t #fd p]c5t ( traffick+    
survivors 9 ,hawaii id5tifi$ z be+      
,native ,hawaiian2 ,:]eas little data   
exi/s on ! numb] ( miss+ ,am]ican       
,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 & ,native     
,hawaiian wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2       
,:]eas1 on ,july #e1 #bjac1 ,hanna      
,h>ris1 a memb] ( ! ,nor!rn ,*ey5ne     
,tribe1 0 report$ miss+ by h] family 9  
,lame ,de]1 ,montana2 ,:]eas ! body (   
,hanna ,h>ris 0 f\nd #e days aft] %e w5t
 miss+2 ,:]eas ,hanna ,h>ris 0 det]m9$  
to h be5 rap$ & murd]$1 & ! individuals 
accus$ ( committ+ ^? crimes 7 convict$2 
,:]eas ! case ( ,hanna ,h>ris is an     
example ( _m simil> cases2 & ,:]eas     
,hanna ,h>ris 0 born on ,may #e1 #aiib3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
designates ,may #e1 #bjbb1 z ! ,national

 ,day ( ,aw>5ess = ,miss+ & ,murd]$     
,native ,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 ^:    
cases are docum5t$ & undocum5t$ 9 public
 records & ! m$ia2 &  7,b7 to demon/rate
 solid>ity ) ! families ( victims 9     
light ( ^? trag$ies4