US Congress House Bill 8298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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.

Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2020-09-17	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8298/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8298/BILLS-116hr8298ih.pdf