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AK HR10
Resolution
Status
Passed
7/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Tiffany Zulkosky
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AI Summary
- Urges United States Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act without exemption for Alaska and Alaska tribal governments
- Urges Congress to pass Savanna's Act to provide tribal access to national missing persons databases
- Expresses support for Indigenous community efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women
- Notes that Alaska has the fourth-highest number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the nation, with Anchorage ranking third nationally for cases not included in law enforcement records
- Highlights that 56.1 percent of Alaska Native and American Indian women experience sexual violence, with murder rates more than 10 times the national average
Legislative Description
Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Death
Last Action
PERMANENTLY FILED 6/13 HOUSE RESOLVE 9
7/8/2019
Committee Referrals
Tribal Affairs5/1/2019
Full Bill Text
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