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| https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=6532 | Senate Passes Tester's Bill to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic [press_release] | 2018-12-07 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Democrat | House | MT | Jon Tester | T000464 | www.tester.senate.gov | legacy | (U.S. Senate) U.S. Senator Jon Tester's bill to help address theMissing and Murdered Indigenous Womenepidemic unanimously passed the Senate Thursday night, just a few weeks after the Senate Indian Affairs Committeeunanimously votedto sendSavanna's Actto the Senate floor. Allof us must work together to end this epidemic,Tester said.Savanna's Actwould ensure we all have access to the most comprehensive data regarding these crimes and make sure law enforcement agencies are on the same pageas they investigatethisunacceptableepidemic. According to the National Institute of Justice,more than 80 percentof native women have experienced violencealmost half within the last year.As a senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Tester has worked hard to raise awareness about thisepidemic, support survivors, and bring their assailants to justice. Savanna's Actwouldrequire theU.S. Department ofJustice to better collect and report crime data and increase access to federal crime databases thattrackmissing persons across Indian Country. Itwouldalso create standard guidelines for responding to cases of missing and murderedindigenous women, laying out a clear framework for cooperation between tribal, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Earlier this year, Tester secured a historic$133 million to help tribesassist survivors of violent crimes through the Crime Victims Fund and issponsoring legislationto make this funding permanent.TheSURVIVE Actwas passed unanimouslyout of Committee and is currently awaiting a vote on the Senate floor. Tester hascalled for a Senate hearingon the Missing and MurderedIndigenous Womenepidemic, which will take place on December 12, 2018. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |