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Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019

Introduced: September 6, 2019 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jul 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the exportation of Native American cultural items, archaeological resources, and objects of antiquity that were illegally obtained; provides for the return of such items, including voluntary returns; and establishes and revises related criminal penalties.

The bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of State to each designate a liaison to facilitate and hold trainings and workshops on the voluntary return of human remains or cultural items.

Additionally, Interior must

  • refer individuals and organizations to Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations to facilitate the voluntary return of human remains or cultural items;
  • convene an interagency working group; and
  • convene a tribal working group consisting of representatives of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide advice on issues concerning the return of, and illegal trade in, human remains or cultural items.

The bill also increases from 5 years to 10 years the maximum prison term for an individual convicted of selling, purchasing, using for profit, or transporting for sale or profit human remains or cultural items that were illegally obtained.

What's happening now September 19, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2165 Identical bill Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 11 Republican 3
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 18, 2020
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 30, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 16, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Oct 1, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Sep 6, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 18, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Jul 18, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3846: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3846/
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"H.R. 3846: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3846/.
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H.R. 3846, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3846/.
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