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H.R. 2751: Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

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H.R. 2751: Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-12 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

Plain summary

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act Establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice. Requires the President and Congress to appoint to the Commission individuals who have significant experience and expertise in Indian affairs and matters to be studied by the Commission. Requires the Commission to establish a Native Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of Indian tribes from each region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and a native Hawaiian. Directs the Commission to study federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and use the results of the study and analyses of existing federal data to: develop recommendations for goals and plans for federal policy relating to Native children informed by the development of accurate child well-being measures; recommend modifications and improvements to programs that serve Native children; recommend improvements to the collection of data regarding Native children and the programs that serve them; and identify models of successful federal, state, and tribal programs in the areas studied by the Commission. Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, Congress, and the White House Council on Native American Affairs on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative action.

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Official text

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), Raul Ruiz (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2751 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114