Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale joined 15 of his colleagues in cosponsoring a resolution, introduced by Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA), to designate May 5, 2022, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.
The resolution demonstrates the lawmakers’ solidarity with the families and loved ones of missing and murdered indigenous women, and it calls on the people of the United States to commemorate the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records and the media.
"It is far too common to hear of missing Native American women in the state of Montana with little effort to prevent these kidnappings from occurring," Congressman Matt Rosendale said. "I am proud to cosponsor this resolution to bring more attention to this problem, and I hope more action will take place to stop this heinous crime."
This resolution was also cosponsored by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Adam Smith (WA-09), Kelly Armstrong, (ND-AL), Tom Cole (OK-04), Kim Schrier (WA-08), David Joyce (OH-14), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Chris Stewart (UT-02), Jay Obernolte (CA-08), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), and Stephanie Bice (OK-05).
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