[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1515]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 194--DESIGNATING MAY 5, 2023, AS THE ``NATIONAL DAY 
     OF AWARENESS FOR MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS''

  Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
Hoeven, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Moran, Mr. Schatz, 
Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
Mr. Lujan, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Sullivan) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 194

       Whereas American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.5 times 
     more likely to experience violent crimes and at least 2 times 
     more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes 
     compared to any other group of people in the United States;
       Whereas, according to a study commissioned by the 
     Department of Justice, in some Tribal communities, American 
     Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times 
     the national average murder rate;
       Whereas, according to the most recently available data from 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017, 
     homicide was the sixth leading cause of death for American 
     Indian and Alaska Native females between 1 and 44 years of 
     age;
       Whereas the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women 
     released reports finding that 64 percent of trafficking 
     survivors in Hawaii identified as being Native Hawaiian;
       Whereas little data exists on the number of missing 
     American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in 
     the United States;
       Whereas, on July 5, 2013, Hanna Harris, a member of the 
     Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was reported missing by her family 
     in Lame Deer, Montana;
       Whereas the body of Hanna Harris was found 5 days after she 
     went missing;
       Whereas Hanna Harris was determined to have been raped and 
     murdered, and the individuals accused of committing those 
     crimes were convicted;
       Whereas the case of Hanna Harris is an example of many 
     similar cases; and
       Whereas Hanna Harris was born on May 5, 1992: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates May 5, 2023, as the ``National Day of 
     Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls''; 
     and
       (2) calls on the people of the United States and interested 
     groups--
       (A) to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered 
     American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women 
     whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records 
     and the media; and
       (B) to demonstrate solidarity with the families of victims 
     in light of those tragedies.

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