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S. 2907 (117th)

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

30 September 2021

Last action

22 June 2022 · Committee

Status

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Sponsors

Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin, Tina Smith, Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Ron Wyden, Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Richard Blumenthal, Edward Markey, Ben Luján, Jeff Merkley, Martin Heinrich, Catherine Cortez Masto, Brian Schatz, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Jacky Rosen, John Hickenlooper, Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Lisa Murkowski, Michael Bennet, Patty Murray, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Maria Cantwell, Richard Durbin, Mark Kelly, Chris Van Hollen

Subjects

Housing, Education

Source updated

30 May 2026

Housing · Education

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Summary

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

  1. 30 September 2021

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 September 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 June 2022

    Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-534.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

3 official files

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