U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1576: Recognizing the week of September 27 through October 3, 2026, as "National Orange Shirt Week" or "National Week of Remembrance", which aims to honor those who were forced to attend Indian boarding schools, and to recognize the experience of Indian boarding school victims and survivors.
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1576 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2026 Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Cole ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Recognizing the week of September 27 through October 3, 2026, as National Orange Shirt Week or National Week of Remembrance , which aims to honor those who were forced to attend Indian boarding schools, and to recognize the experience of Indian boarding school victims and survivors. Whereas assimilation processes, such as the Indian Boarding School Policies, were adopted by the United States Government to strip American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children of their Indigenous identities, beliefs, and languages to assimilate them into non-Native culture through federally funded and controlled Christian-run schools, which had the intent and, in many cases, the effect, of termination, with dire and intentional consequences on the cultures and languages of Indigenous peoples; Whereas assimilation processes can be traced back to-- (1) the enactment of the Act of March 3, 1819 (3 Stat. 516, chapter 85) (commonly known as the Indian Civilization Fund Act of 1819 ), which created a fund to administer the education, healthcare, and rations promised to Tribal nations under treaties those Tribal nations had with the United States; and …
Sponsors
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Tom Cole (R)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Native Americans
Common questions
- What is HR1576?
- HR1576 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Recognizing the week of September 27 through October 3, 2026, as "National Orange Shirt Week" or "National Week of Remembrance", which aims to honor those who were forced to attend Indian boarding schools, and to recognize the experience of Indian boarding school victims and survivors.
- What is the status of HR1576?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1576?
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HR1576?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1576
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