HR 7325 119th Congress House Native Americans

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026

Introduced: April 14, 2026 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 Policies Act of 2026

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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Cosponsors 17

New York · Apr 14, 2026

Moolenaar, John R.

Michigan · Mar 18, 2026

Ellzey, Jake

Texas · Mar 3, 2026

Rutherford, John H.

Florida · Mar 3, 2026

Kiley, Kevin

California · Feb 23, 2026

Houchin, Erin

Indiana · Feb 20, 2026

Fine, Randy

Florida · Feb 10, 2026

Yakym, Rudy

Indiana · Feb 9, 2026

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Feb 4, 2026

Bergman, Jack

Michigan · Feb 4, 2026

Ciscomani, Juan

Arizona · Feb 4, 2026

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Feb 4, 2026

Langworthy, Nicholas A.

New York · Feb 4, 2026

Newhouse, Dan

Washington · Feb 4, 2026

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Feb 3, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7325/

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"H.R. 7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7325/.

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