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H.R. 8420 116th Congress House

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act

Official title: To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Adoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesAlaska Natives and HawaiiansChild care and development
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 8 Republican 1
Kilmer, Derek
· Dec 3, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Oct 27, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 27, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 29, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 29, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 29, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Sep 29, 2020
Horn, Kendra
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 29, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 29, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 29, 2020
Mullin, Markwayne
· Sep 29, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8420: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8420/
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"H.R. 8420: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8420/.
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H.R. 8420, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8420/.
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