Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act
This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States and sets forth its powers, duties, and membership. Among other activities, the commission must study the impacts and ongoing effects of the Indian Boarding School Policy (a federal policy under which American Indian and Alaska Native children were forcibly removed from their family homes and placed in boarding schools) and make recommendations to discontinue the removal of American Indian and Alaska Native children from their families and tribal communities by state social service departments, foster care agencies, and adoption agencies.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Nov 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 29, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2020Introduced in Senate
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