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Brian Schatz: as if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the…

On the recordDecember 20, 2024
as if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 432, S. 1723. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1723) to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2023''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Purposes. Sec. 4. Definitions. TITLE I--COMMISSION AND SUBCOMMITTEES Subtitle A--Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Sec. 101. Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. Subtitle B--Duties of the Commission Sec. 111. Duties of the Commission. Subtitle C--Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee Sec. 121. Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee.…
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
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Dec 20, 2024

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