Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009
Latest action · Aug 19, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2009
- Passed SenateJul 24, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to expand the authority of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to bring criminal and civil actions for offenses under such Act involving the sale of misrepresented Indian produced goods or products. Authorizes: (1) any federal law enforcement officer to conduct an investigation of an alleged violation of this Act occurring within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (2) the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to refer an alleged violation to any federal law enforcement officer (currently, only to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)) for investigation. Permits federal law enforcement officers to investigate an alleged violation regardless of whether the Board makes a referral of an alleged violation.
Requires the findings of any investigation of an alleged violation to be submitted to a federal or state prosecuting authority or the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Authorizes the Board, upon receiving the findings of such an investigation, to: (1) recommend to the Attorney General that criminal proceedings be initiated (current law); (2) provide such support to the Attorney General relating to the criminal proceedings as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate; or (3) recommend, in lieu of, or in addition to, any such criminal proceeding, that the Attorney General initiate a civil action. Allows the Attorney General, an Indian tribe, an Indian, or an Indian arts and crafts organization to initiate a civil action under this Act.
Amends the federal criminal code to revise penalties for the sale of misrepresented Indian produced goods and products.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Jun 17, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Jun 17, 2009 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2009Markup Apr 30, 2009Reported Jul 22, 2009 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2009 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 19, 2009 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 24, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8100-8101; text as passed Senate: CR S8100-8101)
- Jul 24, 2009Received in the House.
- Jul 24, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 24, 2009Referred to House Natural Resources
- Jul 24, 2009Referred to the Committee on Natural 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.
- Jul 24, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Jul 22, 2009Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. Without written report.
- Jul 22, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.
- Apr 30, 2009Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 6, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S137)
- Jan 6, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8100Text printed S8100 | Harry Reid D-NV (text) | Jul 24, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S137 | John McCain R-AZ | Jan 6, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 5, 2009S. 151, Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 30, 2009</p>
- May 5, 2009S. 151, Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 30, 2009
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 725 | Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010 | Identical bill | Jul 29, 2010 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2009Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 24, 2009Referred in House
- Jul 22, 2009Reported to Senate
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
