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HR 915 109th Congress House

Cultural Conservation of the Crossroads of Civilization Act

Official title: To authorize the President to take certain actions to protect archaeological or ethnological materials of Afghanistan.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cultural Conservation of the Crossroads of Civilization Act - Authorizes the President to exercise authority under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to implement specified emergency restrictions on imports in order to protect certain archaeological or ethnological materials of Afghanistan which are illegally removed after enactment of this Act.

Authorizes such measures as if Afghanistan were a State Party under such Act.

Terminates the President's authority under this Act upon the earlier of: (1) five years after the President certifies normalization of U.S.-Afghanistan relations; or (2) September 30, 2010.

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 Cosponsors 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 915: Cultural Conservation of the Crossroads of Civilization Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-915/
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"H.R. 915: Cultural Conservation of the Crossroads of Civilization Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-915/.
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