HR 5865
118th Congress
House
Native Americans
California
Cemeteries and funerals
Community life and organization
Historical and cultural resources
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Watersheds
Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act
Introduced: October 2, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act
This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to establish a pilot program to protect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources identified or discovered at covered civil works projects in the watershed of the Sacramento River and its tributaries, including the American, Bear, Yuba, and Feather Rivers, in California.
In carrying out this pilot program, USACE must identify, and cooperate with appropriate government property owners to set aside, areas that may be used for the reburial of Native American human remains and funerary objects that
- have been identified or discovered at the site of a covered civil works project that is being constructed, reconstructed, or repaired, or operated and maintained, using federal funds;
- have been rightfully claimed by any affected Indian tribe; and
- can be reburied in a manner secure from future disturbances.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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