S 761 · introduced · significant

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025

What this bill does

Establishes a commission to investigate federal Indian boarding school policies that forcibly removed Native American children from their families.
Affects American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities and descendants of boarding school victims.
Commission will develop recommendations on protecting unmarked graves, supporting repatriation, and preventing future child removals by state agencies.

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Community Threads

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How should the federal government prioritize among the commission's expected recommendations regarding unmarked graves, repatriation, and preventing future child removals?
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What resources and timeline would be necessary for the commission to adequately investigate decades of boarding school policies across multiple tribes and regions?
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How might findings from this commission affect current state child welfare practices involving Native American families?

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Sponsor · R-AK

Lisa Murkowski

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

26/ 100

Senators cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-07-31

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Legislative timeline

2025-07-31 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.
2025-07-31 · senate · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.
2025-07-31 · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.
2025-03-05 · senate · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-02-26 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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