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A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 23, 1996

Latest action (Sep 19, 1996) Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs.

Referred to
Native American and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Natural Resources Committee Indian Affairs Committee
Policy area
Native Americans
Issues
Civil Rights
Legislative subjects (9)
Arts, Culture, ReligionCemeteries and funeralsCultural propertyExcavationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHawaiiansIndian landsMinorities

Summary

This bill amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to extend its provisions to include Native Hawaiian organizations. NAGPRA currently requires museums and federal agencies to return Native American cultural items and human remains to federally recognized Indian tribes; this amendment expands the law to apply the same protections and repatriation requirements for Native Hawaiian organizations.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Actions (12)
  1. Sep 19, 1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs. · house
  2. Sep 16, 1996 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. · house
  3. Sep 16, 1996 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  4. Sep 16, 1996 Received in the House. · house
  5. Sep 13, 1996 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10566) · senate
  6. Sep 13, 1996 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10566)
  7. Aug 27, 1996 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570. · senate
  8. Aug 27, 1996 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator McCain under the authority of the order of Aug 2, 96 without amendment. With written report No. 104-356. · senate
  9. Jul 30, 1996 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
  10. Jul 23, 1996 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
  11. Jul 23, 1996 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8555)
  12. Jul 23, 1996 Introduced in Senate

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 4084 — To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes. (shares 9 subjects)
  • HR 3666 — Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 5130 — Secure Borders Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 1072 — Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004 (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 1825 — Pacific Salmon Recovery Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 4146 — Help Emergency Responders Operate Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 692 — Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 5277 — To address the need for private financing of home ownership and economic development on and near reservation lands, and for other purposes. (shares 4 subjects)

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 16, 1996

Referred to the Committee on Resources

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