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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.

USA116th CongressHR-8298| House 
| Updated: 9/17/2020
Debra A. Haaland

Debra A. Haaland

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (4)
Tom Cole (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)

Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-6647
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, and for other purposes.
Sep 17, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-6647
    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, and for other purposes.


  • September 17, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 17, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Native Americans

Cemeteries and funeralsFederal-Indian relationsGeneral Native American affairs mattersHistorical and cultural resourcesMuseums, 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 processes established by that Act, to protect confidential information, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressHR-8298| House 
| Updated: 9/17/2020
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-6647
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, and for other purposes.
Sep 17, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-6647
    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, and for other purposes.


  • September 17, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 17, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Debra A. Haaland

Debra A. Haaland

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (4)
Tom Cole (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)

Natural Resources Committee

Native Americans

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cemeteries and funeralsFederal-Indian relationsGeneral Native American affairs mattersHistorical and cultural resourcesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centers