HR 7325 · in committee · significant
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026
- civil rights
What this bill does
- Creates a Truth and Healing Commission to investigate the historical Indian Boarding School Policies that separated Native children from their families.
- Affects American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities and their descendants.
- Commission will recommend protections for unmarked graves, support repatriation efforts, and prevent future child removals by state agencies.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What specific forms of documentation and evidence should the Commission prioritize when investigating boarding school records that may have been lost or destroyed?
- 02
How should the Commission balance recommending stronger protections for unmarked graves while respecting the sovereignty and decision-making authority of individual tribes?
- 03
What enforcement mechanisms or federal oversight would be necessary to prevent future child removals by state agencies, and who should monitor compliance?
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Sponsor · R-OK-4
Tom Cole
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-02-03
Joining the bill
Sharice Davids
D-KS-3 · original
Jack Bergman
R-MI-1
Juan Ciscomani
R-AZ-6
Nicholas A. Langworthy
R-NY-23
Don Bacon
R-NE-2
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
R-TN-3
Dan Newhouse
R-WA-4
Rudy Yakym III
R-IN-2
Randy Fine
R-FL-6
Erin Houchin
R-IN-9
Kevin Kiley
R-CA-3
Jake Ellzey
R-TX-6
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2026-02-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2026-02-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2026-02-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-02-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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