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Savanna's Act, a bipartisan bill to address 'tragic issue' of missing and murdered Native Americans, passes US House
A bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the "tragic issue" of missing and murdered Native Americans passed the U.S. House on Monday and is headed to the desk of President Donald Trump.
Savanna's Act, named for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind of Fargo, North Dakota, a pregnant 22-year-old Spirit Lake tribal member who was killed in 2017, would establish national law enforcement guidelines between the federal government and American Indian tribes.
The bill unanimously passed the U.S. Senate in March after Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, reintroduced the bill after former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-North Dakota, had proposed it in 2017.
"When I first introduced this bill last Congress, I couldn't have imagined the groundswell of support we would receive — and I'm encouraged that even during these partisan times, Congress came together and passed this important and needed bill," Heitkamp said in a statement to USA TODAY.
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