,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4   
,da9es 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 
,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1   
,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 
,mr4 ,%eehy1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4   
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,mr4       
,hoev51 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,ms4
 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,baldw91    
,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4 ,ros51  
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,ms4 ,hirono7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &   
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,may #e1      
#bjbf1 z ! ,national ,day ( ,aw>5ess =  
,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,indig5\s ,wom5 &      
,girls4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to a #bjaf /udy
 commission$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice's 
,national ,in/itute ( ,ju/ice1 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 involv+     
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
victims h be5 report$ to ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t's ,uni=m ,crime ,report+      
,program2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to a #bjbj    
jo9t /udy complet$ by ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii 
& ! ,hawaii ,/ate ,commission on !      
,/atus ( ,wom51 #fd p]c5t ( human       
traffick+ victims 9 ,hawaii id5tifi$ z  
at lea/ "p ,native ,hawaiian2 ,:]eas1 9 
#bjai1 ,op]ation ,lady ,ju/ice 0 laun*$ 
?r\gh ,executive ,ord] #achih 7#hd ,f$4 
,reg4 #geba71 :i* e/abli%$ ! ,task ,=ce 
on ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,am]ican ,indians & 

,alaska ,natives aim$ at mitigat+ !     
miss+ & murd]$ ,indig5\s wom5 7ref]r$ to
 9 ?is preamble z ,,mmiw7 crisis by     
improv+ ! inve/igatory & prosecutorial  
capabilities ( ,f$]al ju/ice ag5cies &  
g5]at+ new guidel9es = data %>+ & law   
en=cem5t responses2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1    
,savanna's ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-afe71
 :i* direct$ ! ,attorney ,g5]al to      
develop new law en=cem5t protocols :5   
inve/igat+ ,,mmiw1 & ! ,n ,invisible    
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aff71 :i*       
initiat$ a jo9t commission betwe5 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,ju/ice to combat viol5t crime )9       
,tribal communities1 7 sign$ into law2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !        
,int]ior creat$ a ,miss+ & ,murd]$ ,unit
 )9 ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,s]vices ( !     
,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs to exp&      
cross-dep>tm5tal & int]ag5cy            
collaboration = ! purposes ( inve/igat+ 
cases ( miss+ & murd]$ ,indig5\s p at ! 
reque/ ( ,tribal lead]%ip2 & ,:]eas1 9  
previ\s ye>s1 ,may #e? has be5 designat$

 z a 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 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support = !
 designation ( ,may #e1 #bjbf1 z !      
,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]$ ,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaska
 ,native1 & ,native ,hawaiian wom5 ^:   
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 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 #aj 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