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S. 2907: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

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S. 2907: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-30 · Native Americans · Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

Plain summary

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States 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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Official text

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · 26 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] reported raising $5.0 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-cong117-s2907 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117