The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 1723

Sponsored by Elizabeth Warren (D)

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024

Would have created a federal commission to investigate Indian boarding school policies and recommend reforms.

Tradeoff

Would have authorized $90 million for the commission over six years. Would have required it to investigate harms, locate burial sites, and report to Congress.

What's in it

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S. 1723, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59993 · Feb 2024

Passed the Senate by on December 20, 2024. The House never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 18, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Indian Affairs(May 18, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Indian Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 7, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-187.

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Schatz's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3351 · Dec 20, 2024)

    Sets $90,000,000 for the Commission from existing authorizations instead of $15,000,000 a year, and removes the Commission's subpoena power.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 20, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 24, 2024)