Simpson honors National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 407

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Idaho Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson joined a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers to support designating May 5 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Simpson joined 13 cosponsors to support House Resolution 1257, brought by Washington state Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse.

“The number of Indigenous women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing every year is staggering,” Simpson said in a press release. …

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