Savanna's Act

Savanna's Act
Other short titles	MMIW Act
Long title	To update the online data entry format for federal databases relevant to cases of missing and murdered indigenous women.
Acronyms (colloquial)	Savanna's Act
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as 1) S. 1942 2) S. 227 by 1) Heidi Heitkamp (D–ND) 2) Lisa Murkowski (R–AK), Catherine Cortez Masto (D–NV) on 1) October 5, 2017 2) January 25, 2019; Committee consideration by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; Passed the Senate on December 6, 2018 (Unanimous consent); Signed into law by President Donald Trump on October 10, 2020;

The Savanna's Act or #MMIW Act reforms law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Native women, and for other purposes. An initial version of the bill passed the Senate on December 6, 2018.^[1] It was held by Bob Goodlatte on December 10, 2018.^[2]

The bill, after the 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown reintroduced in 2019 as S.227, was nicknamed after Fargo, North Dakota resident Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind was brutally murdered in August 2017 as an example of the horrific statistics regarding abuse and homicide of Native American women.^[3] A related bill on the state level is Hanna's Act in Montana, a bill named after Hanna Harris of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe in Montana, who was 21 years old when she went missing on July 4, 2013.^[4]^[5]

^ "Savanna's Act". Actions – S.1942 — 115th Congress (2017-2018). Congress. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ A Single GOP Congressman Is Blocking A Bill To Help Abused Native Women, Huffington Post article by Jennifer Bendery, 12/17/2018
^ S.1942 on congress.gov
^ House Bill No. 21 on Montana Legislature website
^ Addressing Crisis of Missing and Murdered Native Women - NCAI on the website of the National Congress of American Indians

[1] "Savanna's Act". Actions – S.1942 — 115th Congress (2017-2018). Congress. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[2] A Single GOP Congressman Is Blocking A Bill To Help Abused Native Women, Huffington Post article by Jennifer Bendery, 12/17/2018

[S.1942-3] S.1942 on congress.gov

[4] House Bill No. 21 on Montana Legislature website

[5] Addressing Crisis of Missing and Murdered Native Women - NCAI on the website of the National Congress of American Indians

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