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S. 1723 · 118th Congress

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024

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  1. Senate Introduced May 18, 2023
  2. Senate Passed Dec 20, 2024

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 18, 2023

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024

Also known as: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act; Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2023

Latest action (Dec 24, 2024): Held at the desk.

Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 18, 2023

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  1. Senate Introduced May 18, 2023
  2. Senate Passed Dec 20, 2024

No recorded floor vote found.