Senator Cortez Masto introduces a bill to support tribal law enforcement and missing persons on National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day.

Senator Cortez Masto pushes a bill to support tribal law enforcement and missing persons, addressing the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day issue which has persisted for centuries. Congress is working to address the high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people, and the bill aims to provide resources and address lack of investigations. In 2016, nearly 6,000 American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls were reported missing, with less than 2% of cases logged into the national database.

May 04, 2024
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