HR 7227 United States House · 118th Congress

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

This bill establishes a Truth and Healing Commission to investigate the history and impacts of U.S. Indian Boarding School policies on Native American communities, including cultural, emotional, and physical effects on survivors, descendants, and tribal communities. The Commission will document these impacts through research, public meetings, and testimony, working with two advisory committees focused on Native American perspectives and Federal agency coordination. The Commission will operate for six years, with annual reports to Congress and a final report containing recommendations for Federal action. The bill also includes provisions for managing burial sites related to boarding schools and ensures the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act applies to remains found on Federal lands related to these schools.
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Introduction
Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Last action Nov 22, 2024
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Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
6
Amendments
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Nov 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
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Nov 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
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Nov 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-760, Part I.
lower
Jun 13, 2024
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 4.
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Jun 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 80 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
DDemocratic
KS
3
Co
Photo of Adam B. Schiff
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Andy Kim
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
NJ
n/a
Co
Photo of Angie Craig
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
MN
2
Co
Photo of Anna G. Eshoo
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
CA
16
Co
Photo of Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
CA
12
Co
Photo of Becca Balint
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
VT
At-Large
Co
Photo of Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
MN
4
Co
Photo of Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
DDemocratic
NJ
9
Co
Photo of Brad Finstad
Brad Finstad
RRepublican
MN
1
Co
Photo of Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
PA
1