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HR 8298 116th Congress House Native Americans Cemeteries and funerals Federal-Indian relations General Native American affairs matters Historical and cultural resources Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

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, to protect confidential information, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 17, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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's happening now September 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 23, 2020
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 17, 2020
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8298: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8298/
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"H.R. 8298: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8298/.
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H.R. 8298, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8298/.
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