Roundtable titled “The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children: Examining Draft Legislation Related to The Way Forward Report.”

The draft legislation addresses a wide range of issues affecting Native children and families, including child welfare, justice, physical, behavioral, and environmental health, housing and homelessness, education, child care, and the expansion of research and data capabilities.

Chairman Murkowski asks for input from the public on this discussion draft by September 12, 2025, via email to Murkowski_Outreach@Indian.Senate.Gov.

A section-by-section summary of the draft legislation can be found here.

The full discussion draft is available here.