119th Congress Native Americans
H.R. 7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sharice Davids D-KSOriginal
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Jack Bergman R-MI
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZ
- Charles Fleischmann R-TN
- Nicholas Langworthy R-NY
- Dan Newhouse R-WA
- Rudy Yakym R-IN
- Randall Fine R-FL
- Erin Houchin R-IN
- Kevin Kiley I-CA
- Jake Ellzey R-TX
- John Rutherford R-FL
- John Moolenaar R-MI
- James (Jim) Moylan R-GU
- Thomas Suozzi D-NY
- Tracey Mann R-KS
- Vicente Gonzalez D-TX
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NM
- Gwen Moore D-WI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tom Cole SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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Other bills by Tom Cole
- H.R. 2827: To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 9770: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
- H.R. 7147: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
- H.R. 7744: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
History
- Introduced in the House by Tom Cole.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.