May 2026: Native American Legislative Update

Congress Honors May 5 as National Day of Awareness for MMIWG

Congress marked May 5, 2026, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) with both chambers introducing bipartisan resolutions. In the House, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-3) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-4) introduced a resolution with cosponsors from both parties.