introduced a resolution to designate May 5, 2026, as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Will designate May 5 as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Occurrences
Honoring the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is one way to bring national attention to this issue.
Evidence
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GovInfo shows H. Res. 1257 was introduced in the House on May 4, 2026 with Ms. Leger Fernandez listed among cosponsors. The resolution supports designating May 5, 2026 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and was referred to the Natural Resources and Judiciary committees.
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The Senate floor activity record lists S. Res. 726 as supporting the designation of May 5, 2026 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and states that it was submitted, considered, and agreed to by unanimous consent.
Assessments
Leger Fernandez cosponsored H. Res. 1257 to support designating May 5, 2026 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, but the House record provided shows only introduction and committee referral, not adoption. A Senate resolution recognizing the day was agreed to by unanimous consent in 2026, while she was still serving in federal office, but that was chamber-level Senate action rather than enactment of her House measure or a full federal designation attributable primarily to her. This supports partial credit rather than full delivery.