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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…

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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, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jul 31, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 31, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to: (1) increase fines on museums that violate such Act, and (2) transfer enforcement of the Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

What's happening now August 17, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 31, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 31, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 31, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6647: 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, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6647/
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"H.R. 6647: 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, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6647/.
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H.R. 6647, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6647/.
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[H.R. 6647: 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, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6647/)
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