Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a task force for Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force.

Highlights:

• Establishes the "Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force” (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies the membership of the task force (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the task force to appoint a chairperson (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the task force's goals are to investigate the systemic causes behind violence that African American women and girls experience, Appropriate methods for tracking and collecting data on violence against African American women and girls, and policy recommendations (Sec. 1).

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