The House Committee on Education and the Workforce considers H.R.7227, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, at a markup session on June 13, 2024.

The bipartisan bill establishes a national commission to formally investigate, document, and report on the impacts of Indian boarding school era. The measure boasts more than 60 supporters — Democrats and Republicans alike.

Following discussion at the markup, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R.7227 was approved by a vote of 34-4. All of the “No” votes came from four Republicans, according to the committee’s roll call.

The bill can now be send to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.

Note: Only the relevant portions of the markup are posted here. The full session, during which nine bills were considered, lasted more than three hours.

H.R.7227 as Introduced (PDF)
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for H.R.7227 (PDF)
Roll Call on H.R.7227 (PDF)
Full Committee Markup (edworkforce.house.gov)
Markup of H.R. 618, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act; H.R. 8606, Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024; H.R. 8648, Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024; H.J. Res. 165, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance”; H.R. 6816, Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act; H.R. 5567, Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act; H.R. 8649, Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act; H.R. 7227, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024; H.R. 8534, Protecting Student Athletes’ Economic Freedom Act (docs.house.gov)