I have been raising awareness about this disproportionate rate, and will continue to use my role as Chairman of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee to support the federal agencies working to address this crisis.
Continue using his role as Chairman of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee to support federal agencies working to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
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"I have been raising awareness about this disproportionate rate, and will continue to use my role as Chairman of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee to support the federal agencies working to address this crisis. This is an important resolution, and I'm proud to sign on as a cosponsor."
The subcommittee page lists Mike Simpson as Chairman and shows FY27 bill text and reports as the current recent activity, with the last listed hearing on Indian Health Service held April 30, 2026.
Assessments
Simpson remained Chairman of the relevant House appropriations subcommittee and took a concrete same-term public step by cosponsoring the May 5, 2026 MMIW awareness resolution while explicitly tying it to continued use of his appropriations role. The record also shows active subcommittee work and an Indian Health Service hearing, but the provided evidence does not establish that he secured or materially advanced a specific federal agency funding, oversight, or appropriations outcome addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Because the promise was to continue using his chairmanship to support agencies, the cosponsorship and stated advocacy merit partial credit and an effort badge, but not full delivery on the appropriations-support outcome.