HRES 381119th CongressIn Committee

Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".

Introduced: May 5, 2025

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H. Res. 381 is a non-binding House resolution that expresses support for designating May 5, 2025, as the “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.” The measure cites historical context and federal action surrounding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) crisis, including prior programs (Operation Lady Justice, Savanna’s Act, Not Invisible Act) and the establishment of related units and commissions. It calls on the public to observe the day in memory of victims and in solidarity with families, and it recommends that the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) commission a new, focused study on MMIWG to provide up-to-date statistics. As a resolution, it is a symbolic expression of support rather than new law or mandatory funding or action.

Key Points

1The resolution designates support for May 5, 2025, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
2It calls on all Americans and interested groups to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and to show solidarity with victims’ families.
3It recommends that the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice commission a new study with focused data on MMIWG to provide up-to-date statistics.
4It situates the day within a broader context of federal efforts (Operation Lady Justice, Savanna’s Act, Not Invisible Act, Not Invisible Act Commission, DOI’s Missing and Murdered Unit) and ongoing interagency collaboration.
5It acknowledges progress while stressing that more work is needed to address the nationwide crisis.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls, and their families and communities who are directly affected by violence, disappearance, and homicide, as well as advocates and service providers supporting MMIWG cases.Secondary group/area affected- Federal agencies (Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, National Institute of Justice), law enforcement, tribal governments, and researchers who engage with MMIWG data, investigations, and policy development.Additional impacts- Increases national awareness and visibility of the MMIWG crisis; potentially influences public discourse and federal priority setting; encourages data collection and updated statistics through NIJ; does not itself create new mandatory funding or binding mandates, but may shape future policy discussions and initiatives.

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