To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, to protect confidential information, and for other purposes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 17, 2020)
This bill revises certain provisions related to the repatriation and disposition of Native American human remains, funerary objects, cultural patrimony, and sacred objects.
Specifically, the bill (1) increases fines on museums that violate repatriation and disposition requirements, (2) makes the Bureau of Indian Affairs the enforcement office for such violations, and (3) deems information that is related to the fulfillment of repatriation and disposition obligations or submitted to the review committee as confidential.
What just happenedSep 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 17, 2020
- Sep 17, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Sep 17, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House