A bill sponsored by Washington 14th District Representative Gina McCabe that would help identify missing Native American women has unanimously passed the state House.  It would require the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to work with tribal law enforcement and the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs to conduct a study to increase state resources for reporting and identifying missing Native American women throughout Washington state.  A recent report from the National Institute of Justice found that more than four out of five Native American women have experienced violence in their lives, with the Centers for Disease Control noting in 2016 that homicide is the third leading cause of death among Native American women between the ages of 10 and 24.  The Department of Justice has also reported Native American women are 10 times more likely to be murdered than other Americans.  The bill has moved on to the Senate.