S1723-118

Reported

To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 18, 2023

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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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Government Operations Education Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: , ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 8, 2024

Reported by Mr. Schatz, with an amendment

May 18, 2023

Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Smith, Mr. Casey, …

May 18, 2023

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.

Government
8 mentions across 7 clauses
+2 positive -6 negative

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

Tribal Nations
7 mentions across 7 clauses
+7 positive

Indian Boarding School survivors, Indian Boarding School survivors and descendants, Native American communities

17/18
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Education Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"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

1 term
"Native Hawaiian organization" §HEB5007DF083D4F758528069A2D94274B

a private nonprofit organization that— serves and represents the interests of Native Hawaiians

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