HB6828: Brittany Clardy Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To establish within the Department of Justice an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls.
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a new Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls within the Department of Justice. The office would focus on cases involving Black women and girls who go missing or are killed. The bill is currently in the introduction stage in Congress. It has multiple Democratic sponsors from the House of Representatives. The office would work on addressing what supporters view as a disproportionate problem affecting this population.
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HB6828: Brittany Clardy Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Act
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Sponsors
Ilhan Omar
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (87)
Jamaal Bowman
Henry Johnson
Jasmine Crockett
Eleanor Norton
Bonnie Coleman