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119th Congress

S. 761

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Policy area
Native Americans
Committees
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Official text
Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (26)

Original cosponsors (13)

Added later (13)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025 This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States within the legislative branch and sets forth its powers, duties, and membership. Among other duties, the commission must investigate the impacts and ongoing effects of the Indian Boarding School Policies (federal policies under which American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children were forcibly removed from their family homes and placed in boarding schools). Further, the commission must develop recommendations on ways to (1) protect unmarked graves and accompanying land protections; (2) support repatriation and identify the tribal nations from which children were taken; and (3) discontinue the removal of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children from their families and tribal communities by state social service departments, foster care agencies, and adoption agencies.

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