S 1375 · 109th Congress 2005โ€“2007, ended

Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2005

Latest action · Sep 19, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 11, 2005
  2. Passed SenateJul 28, 2005
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to authorize any federal law enforcement officer (not just, as currently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)), including an officer with authority under the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act acting in coordination with a federal law enforcement agency on violations outside Indian country, to investigate offenses involving the sale of arts and crafts misrepresented as Indian products.

Revises requirements for the initiation of civil actions for misrepresentation of Indian produced goods.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2005 to Jul 22, 2005; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalJul 11, 2005
R-AZJon KylOriginalJul 11, 2005
R-NMPete V. DomeniciJul 22, 2005

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2005
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2005
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Sep 19, 2005

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jul 29, 2005Received in the House.
  3. Jul 29, 2005Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  4. Jul 29, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 28, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9318; text as passed Senate: CR S9318)
  6. Jul 12, 2005Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.
  7. Jul 11, 2005Introduced in Senate
  8. Jul 11, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7990)
  9. Jul 11, 2005Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7990-7991)

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S9318Text printed S9318William H. Frist R-TNJul 28, 2005
SenateDebate and remarks S8144William H. Frist R-TNJul 12, 2005
SenateDebate and remarks S7990, S7991, S8090Text printed S7990John McCain R-AZ (text), Jon Kyl R-AZ, Mitch McConnell R-KYJul 11, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to modify provisions relating to criminal proceedings and civil actions, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2005Referred in House
  2. Jul 28, 2005Engrossed in Senate
  3. Jul 12, 2005Placed on Calendar Senate

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