Lawmakers in the Washington State House of Representatives gave unanimous approval for legislation authored by Washington State 14th District Representative Gina Mosbrucker that would provide further tools to help in cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons.  Mosbrucker says the “bring them home” bill would make sure tribes are allowed to pray over the body of a deceased person — a member of their tribe — before the body is moved without compromising the scene before an autopsy is conducted.  She said that was one of the main requests from families during statewide meetings with tribal members in 2018.  The bill also requires the Department of Commerce’s Office of Crime Victims Advocacy to establish two grant programs — one for Eastern Washington and one for Western Washington — that would help to provide services and resources for Indigenous survivors of human trafficking.  A third component of the bill would require jails that release a person in custody who is the subject of a missing person’s report to notify the agency of original jurisdiction that issued the report.