119th Congress Native Americans
S. 761: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025
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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
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Michael Bennet D-COOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NVOriginal
- Tammy Duckworth D-ILOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Mark Kelly D-AZOriginal
- Patty Murray D-WAOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NVOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Brian Schatz D-HIOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Maria Cantwell D-WA
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Edward Markey D-MA
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Richard Durbin D-IL
- Angela Alsobrooks D-MD
- Ron Wyden D-OR
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Lisa Murkowski SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+32
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Lisa Murkowski.
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- Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.