House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024
Sponsor: Rep. Sharice Davids D-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2024
- Committee actionJun 13, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 22, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 630.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7227.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7227, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024” on August 14, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 13, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 14, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60642
- CBO publication date
- August 14, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7227, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-760 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on November 22, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 22, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/760
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7227, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
049f5bdd3941029fe0d82e26e95111dc726047ebbf23c313c5b3583b6bfaae16
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 20, February 5, 2024, Page H431):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 294 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7227, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
049f5bdd3941029fe0d82e26e95111dc726047ebbf23c313c5b3583b6bfaae16
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
80 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 58 Democrats, 1 independent
22 of 80 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Don Bacon (R-NE), Becca Balint (D-VT), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Angie Craig (D-MN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV) and 50 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids.
- H.R. 4480 (118th) SERV Act
- H.R. 7102 (118th) Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act
- H.R. 9121 (118th) Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act
- H.R. 3850 (118th) Pride In Mental Health Act of 2023
- H.R. 3320 (118th) Data to Save Moms Act
- H.R. 8301 (118th) United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2024
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.