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Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

USA117th CongressS-2907| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2022
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (26)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States 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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Timeline
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 22, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 7, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5444
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-595, Part I.
  • September 30, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • June 22, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.


  • December 7, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5444
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-595, Part I.

Native Americans

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  • HR 117-5444: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act
Adoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesAlaska Natives and HawaiiansChild care and developmentChild safety and welfareElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsFederal-Indian relationsHawaiiHistorical and cultural resourcesHuman rightsIndian social and development programsLanguage artsMinority educationPublic participation and lobbyingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsU.S. history

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

USA117th CongressS-2907| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2022
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States 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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Timeline
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 22, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 7, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5444
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-595, Part I.
  • September 30, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • June 22, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.


  • December 7, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5444
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-595, Part I.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (26)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5444: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesAlaska Natives and HawaiiansChild care and developmentChild safety and welfareElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsFederal-Indian relationsHawaiiHistorical and cultural resourcesHuman rightsIndian social and development programsLanguage artsMinority educationPublic participation and lobbyingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsU.S. history