To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HEB9D8ABC32A643799E6A098C23EBAE84: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024. The table of...
- Section H7CEBC305626A4346BE24F9A8FC6FE887: 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, including other...
- Section HEB5007DF083D4F758528069A2D94274B: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States established by...
- Section HADFD3E44587B4A598FB92AF85271ADAE: 101. Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States There is established in the legislative branch a commission, to be...
- Section H74040824952F401FA2C94AF65CCC230E: 111. Duties of the Commission The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive interdisciplinary investigation of Indian Boarding School Policies, including the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Education, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Schatz, with an amendment
Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Smith, Mr. Casey, …
Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Smith, Mr. Casey, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Commission members, Federal agencies managing boarding school sites, Federal agencies on Advisory Committee
Positive-direction: Federal agencies with boarding school cemeteries, Federal government
Negative-direction: Commission members, Federal agencies managing boarding school sites, Federal agencies on Advisory Committee, Federal agencies with boarding school records, Truth and Healing Commission
Indian Boarding School survivors, Indian Boarding School survivors and descendants, Native American communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a private nonprofit organization that— serves and represents the interests of Native Hawaiians
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