HR7325Referred to Committee
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-02-03
Introduced
17
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tom Cole
Republican · OK · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (602 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001053
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Cosponsors (17)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)Original· 2026-02-03
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3)· 2026-02-04
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)· 2026-02-04
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2026-02-04
- Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)· 2026-02-04
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)· 2026-02-04
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)· 2026-02-04
- Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)· 2026-02-09
- Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2026-02-10
- Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)· 2026-02-20
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3)· 2026-02-23
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6)· 2026-03-03
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)· 2026-03-03
- John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2)· 2026-03-18
- James C. Moylan (R-GU-0)· 2026-04-14
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2026-04-14
- Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)· 2026-05-04
Latest Action
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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
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2026-02-03
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-02-03
Previously
- Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-03
- Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-03
Plain-English Summary
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026 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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Native Americans
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