119:s:761 — Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025

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Introduced by

Lisa Murkowski

R Republican · Senate · AK R+6

Chairman · Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.

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Jul 31, 2025

committee Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.

Indian Affairs Committee

Jul 31, 2025

other Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.

Mar 05, 2025

committee Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Indian Affairs Committee

Feb 26, 2025

introduced Introduced in Senate

Feb 26, 2025

introduced Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs Committee

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Jul 31, 2025 Reported to Senate

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Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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00 Introduced in Senate Feb 26, 2025

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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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[S. 761 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

+[S. 761 Reported in Senate (RS)]

<DOC>

+Calendar No. 139

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 761

+[Report No. 119-54]

+

To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School

Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

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Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Hickenlooper,

Ms. Smith, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Bennet,

-Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Heinrich)

-introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

-Committee on Indian Affairs

+Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Heinrich, Ms.

+Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Booker, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey,

+Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the

+following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on

+Indian Affairs

+

+July 31, 2025

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+Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendment

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Nothing in this Act creates a private right of action to seek

administrative or judicial relief.

-<all>

+Calendar No. 139

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+119th CONGRESS

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+1st Session

+

+S. 761

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+[Report No. 119-54]

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+_______________________________________________________________________

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+A BILL

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+To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School

+Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

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+_______________________________________________________________________

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+July 31, 2025

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+Reported without amendment

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FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

IND

9

filings · 2026 Q3

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

IND

4

filings · 2025 Q3

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

CIVIND

3

filings · 2026 Q3

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Cosponsors (26)

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