Expressing the sense of Congress that September 30th be observed as the designation of a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognize, honor, and support the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and communities.

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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Related Senate measure: S.Con.Res.28 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that September 30 should be observed as a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognizing, honoring, and supporting the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and their communities.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 30, 2021

This concurrent resolution supports the designation of a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending an Indian boarding school in the United States.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R–AK

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Natural Resources Committee
Education and Workforce Committee

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Oct 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House

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SCONRES 28 · A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that September 30 should be observed as a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognizing, honoring, and supporting the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and their communities.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/53

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Discuss H.Con.Res.53, 117th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that September 30th be observed as the designation of a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognize, honor, and support the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and communities.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/53

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-09-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hconres53/BILLS-117hconres53ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.53, 117th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that September 30th be observed as the designation of a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognize, honor, and support the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and communities.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/53

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-09-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hconres53/BILLS-117hconres53ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.53, 117th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that September 30th be observed as the designation of a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognize, honor, and support the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and communities.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/53

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-09-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hconres53/BILLS-117hconres53ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.53 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.