Foreign Affairs Committee, Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Natural Resources Committee
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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.
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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Administrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAlaska Natives and HawaiiansArchaeology and anthropologyCemeteries and funeralsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of the InteriorDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHistorical and cultural resourcesIncome tax deductionsInternational organizations and cooperationLicensing and registrationsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRight of privacySmuggling and traffickingUser charges and fees
Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-3846| House
| Updated: 9/19/2019
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Foreign Affairs Committee, Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Administrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAlaska Natives and HawaiiansArchaeology and anthropologyCemeteries and funeralsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of the InteriorDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHistorical and cultural resourcesIncome tax deductionsInternational organizations and cooperationLicensing and registrationsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRight of privacySmuggling and traffickingUser charges and fees