Senate bill · S. 761 (119th Congress)
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (U.S. Senator for Alaska, Republican)
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Summary
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025 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.
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
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Committee
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · U.S. Senate
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- Amy Klobuchar
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Cory A. Booker
- Edward J. Markey
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Maria Cantwell
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Full history
- Jul 31, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.
- Jul 31, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.
- Jul 31, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.
U.S. Senate
- Jul 31, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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- Mar 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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