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H.R.8420: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 29, 2020
- Latest Major Action Sept. 29, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
17 (15 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Sept. 29, 2020
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 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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| Sept. 29, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Debra Haaland (D-N.M.) |