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Introduced
02/05/2024
02/05/2024
In Committee
06/13/2024
06/13/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the "Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States" to investigate the histories, impacts, and long-term effects of Indian boarding school policies on Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. The Commission will make recommendations to Congress on how the federal government can address the findings, promote public awareness, and support healing for survivors and descendants. The bill also establishes advisory committees and a subcommittee to assist the Commission, and includes provisions related to burials, co-stewardship agreements, and clarification that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act applies to remains and funerary objects associated with Indian boarding schools.
Committee Categories
Education, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (81)
Sharice Davids (D)*,
Kelly Armstrong (R),
Don Bacon (R),
Becca Balint (D),
Jack Bergman (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Shontel Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R),
Judy Chu (D),
Juan Ciscomani (R),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Angie Craig (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Chuck Edwards (R),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Brad Finstad (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Mike Flood (R),
Maxwell Frost (D),
Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Erin Houchin (R),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Kevin Kiley (I),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Greg Landsman (D),
Nick Langworthy (R),
Rick Larsen (D),
Jake LaTurner (R),
Barbara Lee (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Marc Molinaro (R),
John Moolenaar (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Burgess Owens (R),
Chris Pappas (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Mary Peltola (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Eric Sorensen (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Pete Stauber (R),
Mark Takano (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
David Trone (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Rudy Yakym (R),
Ryan Zinke (R),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 630. (on 11/22/2024)
Bill Topics
Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
- ‐ Ethnic Minority and Racial Group Discrimination
Education
- ‐ Education of Underprivileged or Underrepresented Groups
Public Lands and Water Management
- ‐ Native American Affairs and Indian Lands
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7227/all-info | 02/06/2024 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7227/BILLS-118hr7227rh.pdf | 11/23/2024 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7227/BILLS-118hr7227ih.pdf | 02/16/2024 |
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