Creates a commission to investigate the history and lasting harm of Indian boarding schools on Native American peoples.
This bill creates a special commission to investigate Indian boarding schools. It will study their past policies and lasting effects across the U.S. The commission will gather stories, find burial sites, and recommend ways the government can help heal these harms. $90 million is set aside for this work.
Currently, there is no official, federally established commission dedicated to a comprehensive investigation of Indian boarding school policies and their effects. This bill would create such a commission. It would have the power to gather testimony, collect records, locate burial sites, and make formal recommendations to Congress and Federal agencies. It would also ensure that existing laws like the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act clearly apply to cultural items from these schools.
S 761 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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