,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #e1 #bjbe,mr4    
,ne:\se 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4       
,salaz>1 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,ms4
 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,ms4
 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 & ,ms4 ,s*ri]7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ support
 = ! designation ( ,may #e1 #bjbe1 z !  
,national ,day ( ,aw>5ess = ,miss+ &    
,murd]$ ,indig5\s ,wom5 & ,girls4       
,:]eas1 accord+ to a #bjaf /udy         
commission$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice's  
7,,doj7 ,national ,in/itute ( ,ju/ice   
7,,nij71 m ?an #d 9 #e 7#hd4c p]c5t7    
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 

exp]i5c$ viol5ce 9 _! lifetime1 ) #ef4a 
p]c5t be+ a result ( sexual viol5ce &   
#ee p]c5t be+ f intimate p>tn] viol5ce2 
,:]eas1 accord+ to #bjag data1 ! ,c5t]s 
= ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion f\nd   
homicide 0 ! six?-lead+ cause ( dea? =  
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 
& girls "u #dd ye>s ( age1 ) murd] rates
 m ?an #aj times ! national av]age2     
,:]eas approximately #a1ejj ,am]ican    
,indian & ,alaska ,native miss+ p]sons h
 be5 ent]$ into ! ,national ,crime      
,in=mation ,c5t] index ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & approximately #b1gjj cases (  
murd] & nonneglig5t homicide (f5ses h   
be5 report$ to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's     
,uni=m ,crime ,report+ ,program2 ,:]eas1
 accord+ to a #bjbj jo9t /udy complet$  
by ! ,/ate ( ,hawai'i & ! ,hawai'i ,/ate
 ,commission on ! ,/atus ( ,wom51 #fd   
p]c5t ( human traffick+ victims 9       
,hawai'i id5tifi$ z at lea/ "p ,native  
,hawaiian2 ,:]eas ! curr5t local1 ,/ate1
 & ,f$]al fund+ available 9 ,indian     
c\ntry is inadequate to address ! basic1

 em]g5cy1 & long-t]m s]vice ne$s (      
victims & negatively impacts ,tribal    
gov]nm5ts' ability to di/ribute lifesav+
 res\rces2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 ,op]ation   
,lady ,ju/ice 0 laun*$ ?r\gh ,executive 
,ord] #achih :i* e/abli%$ ! ,task ,=ce  
on ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,am]ican ,indians & 
,alaska ,natives aim$ at mitigat+ !     
miss+ & murd]$ ,indig5\s wom5 7,,mmiw7  
crisis by improv+ ! inve/igatory &      
prosecutorial capabilities ( ,f$]al     
ju/ice ag5cies & g5]at+ new guidel9es = 
data %>+ & law en=cem5t responses2      
,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 ,savanna's ,act        
7,public ,law #aaf-afe7 & ! ,n          
,invisible ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aff7 
7 sign$ into law1 :i* initiat$ a jo9t   
commission betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,int]ior 7,,doi7 & ,,doj to combat      
viol5t crime )9 ,tribal communities &   
develop new law en=cem5t protocols :5   
inve/igat+ ,,mmiw2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1     
,,doi creat$ a ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,unit )9
 its ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs' ,(fice 
( ,ju/ice ,s]vices to exp&              

cross-dep>tm5tal & int]ag5cy            
collaboration = ! purposes ( inve/igat+ 
cases ( miss+ & murd]$ ,indig5\s p at ! 
reque/ ( ,tribal lead]%ip2 ,:]eas1 9    
#bjbb1 ,,doi fulfill$ a provision 9 ! ,n
 ,invisible ,act requir+ ! e/abli%m5t ( 
! ,n ,invisible ,act ,commission by     
fill+ memb]%ip ) law en=cem5t1 ,tribal  
lead]s1 ,f$]al p>tn]s1 s]vice provid]s1 
family memb]s ( ,,mmiw1 & survivors &   
held _! fir/ meet+2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 !  
,n ,invisible ,act ,commission submitt$ 
recomm5dations to ! ,,doj1 ,,doi1 &     
,congress to address ! epidemic ( miss+ 
p]sons & ! murd] & traffick+ ( ,am]ican 
,indian & ,alaska ,native peoples2      
,:]eas1 9 response to ! commission's    
recomm5dations1 ,,doj highlight$ !      
,,mmiw regional outrea* program to aid !
 ,u4,s4 ,attorney's ,(fices to update   
,savanna's ,act guidel9es to provide    
fur!r tra9+ & te*nical assi/ance to     
,/ate ag5cies & provide uni=mity 9      
guidel9es across jurisdictions2 ,:]eas1 
despite progress t has be5 made1 9      

#bjbd1 #e1fad ,indig5\s ,wom5 & ,girls 7
 report$ miss+4 ,( ^! #e1fad reports1   
#d1agi victims 7 "u ! age ( #ah4 ,at !  
end ( #bjbd1 !re 7 #fbh active miss+    
p]son records2 ,:]eas1 rese>* data %[s t
 national av]ages hide ! extremely high 
rates ( murd] aga9/ ,indig5\s wom5 &    
girls pres5t 9 "s c\nties compris$      
prim>ily ( tribal l&2 & ,:]eas1 9       
previ\s ye>s1 ,may #e has be5 designat$ 
z ! day ( remembrance = ,miss+ & ,murd]$
 ,native ,wom5 & ,girls 9 honor ( ! bir?
 date ( ,hanna ,h>ris1 a memb] ( !      
,nor!rn ,*ey5ne ,tribe1 :o 0 murd]$ aft]
 be+ report$ miss+ by h] family 9 ,lame 
,de]1 ,montana3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses
 support = ! designation ( a ,national  
,day ( ,aw>5ess = ,miss+ & ,murd]$      
,indig5\s ,wom5 & ,girls2  7#b7 calls on
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps  
to-- 7,a7 commemorate ! lives ( miss+ & 
murd]$ ,indig5\s wom5 & girls ^: cases  
are docum5t$ & undocum5t$ 9 public      
records & ! m$ia2 &  7,b7 demon/rate    

solid>ity ) ! families ( victims 9 light
 ( ^? trag$ies2  7#c7 recomm5ds t !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice's ,national         
,in/itute ( ,ju/ice commission a new    
/udy ) focus$ data on miss+ & murd]$    
,indig5\s wom5 & girls to ensure        
up-to-date /ati/ics are made public     
reg>d+ ! curr5t /ate ( ! miss+ & murd]$ 
,indig5\s wom5 & girls crisis giv5 #i   
ye>s h pass$ s9ce _! #bjaf /udy 0       
publi%$2 &  7#d7 recognizes t1 despite !
 positive ef=ts made1 !re is m "w to be 
done to address ?is nationwide crisis4