Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to recognize the crisis of violence against Native women.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 411 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to recognize the crisis of violence against Native women. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 18, 2021 Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. GALLEGO, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to recognize the crisis of violence against Native women. Whereas according to a study commissioned by the Depart- ment of Justice, in some Tribal communities American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average; Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide was the third leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women be- tween 10 and 24 years of age and the sixth leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women between 20 and 44 years of age; Whereas Native women face some of the highest levels of vio- lence of any group, but there is little data on the number VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:44 May 19, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR411.IH HR411 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 411 IH of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women in the United States; 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 than people who are not American Indians or Alaska Natives; Whereas 97 percent of female and 90 percent of male Amer- ican Indian and Alaska Native victims report being vic- timized by a non-Indian; Whereas according to a 2010 Government Accountability Of- fice report, the Offices of the United States Attorneys de- clined to prosecute nearly 52 percent of violent crimes that occur in Indian country; Whereas the Indian Law and Order Commission issued a re- port entitled ‘‘A Roadmap for Making Native America Safer’’, that recommends the restoration of the inherent authority of Tribal courts; and Whereas Tribal communities should be able to protect them- selves from domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vio- lence, stalking, sex trafficking, violence against children, violence against elders, and from violence committed against members of the Tribal justice system: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep- 1 resentatives to recognize the crisis of violence against Na- 2 tive women. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:44 May 19, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR411.IH HR411 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS