[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 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

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 28.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 28) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. MERKLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution 
be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 28) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's 
Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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