United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 25 D · 1 R · 1 I cosponsors

S 761 — Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    1 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (25 D · 1 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025This 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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill S 761 adds several senators to the list of sponsors, increasing the total number of sponsors from five to thirteen. This change reflects a broader support for the bill among senators, which may indicate a greater interest in its provisions or objectives.

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761 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
761 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
761 To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
139 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
761 [Report No.
119-54] To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs July 31, 2025 Reported by Ms.
Murkowski, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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139 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
761 [Report No.
119-54] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ July 31, 2025 Reported without amendment
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What Congress says this changes

S. Rept. 119-54

Published by the reporting committee Not generated — this is the committee's own “Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported”.

Text to be removed appears in [brackets]. Newly inserted text is italicised in the official report and cannot be marked in this plain-text rendition — read the official PDF ↗ for the authoritative formatting. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

 In the opinion of the Committee, it is necessary to 
dispense with the requirements of subsection 12 of rule XXVI of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate to expedite the business of 
the Senate.

Source: S. Rept. 119-54 · govinfo

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  3. Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  4. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.

  5. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-54.

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 520 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (26)

Not signed on (520)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 761 do?
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025This 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.
Who sponsors S 761?
S 761 is sponsored by Murkowski, Lisa (Republican), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Schatz, Brian (Democratic), Hickenlooper, John W. (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Cortez Masto, Catherine (Democratic), Murray, Patty (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Kelly, Mark (Democratic), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), Cantwell, Maria (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic), Wyden, Ron (Democratic), and Gallego, Ruben (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 761?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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