Angelina Jolie and daughter Zahara, 17, on Capitol Hill to advocate for crime victim legislation

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Angelina Jolie brought daughter Zahara, 17, to Washington DC as they advocated for crime victim legislation.The 47-year-old actress and the teenager born in Hawassa, Ethiopia - who were seen on an outing together in Los Angeles on Monday - were on Capitol Hill to talk to members of congress.Angelina took to Instagram to share a snap of Zahara chatting with  President pro tempore of the United States Senate Patrick Leahy as they advocated for the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2022.The Tomb Raider star looked every bit the proud parent as she stared adoringly at her child as she chatted up the senior United States senator from Vermont.

Doing the most: Angelina Jolie brought daughter Zahara, 17, to Washington DC as they advocated for crime victim legislationShe shared a lengthy caption about the piece of legislation that aims to protect crime victims which began: 'I’m in DC this week supporting and working with the many people affected by and fighting for these issues as we jointly urge Congress to pass essential protections for abuse survivors and children in the end-of-year bill package.'There are many parts of the measure as it would create a new victims' right to evidence and agency reports along with aim to improve on forensic science, end the rape kit backlog, and even address racial disparities in wrongful convictions.She listed out five key points as she wrote: '1) To give crime survivors the right to their evidence and federal agency or police reports'2) To end the rape kit backlog (Approximately 200,000 rape kits sit untested in police department and crime lab storage facilities across America) She shared a lengthy caption about the piece of legislation that aims to protect crime victims which began: 'I’m.