PROTECT Patrimony Resolution
Latest action · Dec 1, 2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2016
- Agreed to in HouseSep 21, 2016
- Agreed to in SenateSep 29, 2016
Summary
Protection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony Resolution or the PROTECT Patrimony Resolution
(Sec. 4) Condemns the theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items.
Calls upon the Departments of the Interior, State, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Justice to consult with Native Americans in addressing these practices, to take affirmative action to stop these practices, and to secure repatriation of tribal cultural items.
Supports the efforts of the Government Accountability Office to determine the scope of illegal trafficking in tribal cultural items and to discuss with Native Americans and others the steps required to end such trafficking.
Expresses support for restrictions on the export of tribal cultural items.Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2016 to Jul 21, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 2, 2016 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Mar 2, 2016 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | May 24, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Jul 6, 2016 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2016 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2016 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2016 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 2016 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 1, 2016Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H7100)
- Dec 1, 2016Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate Amendment: CR H7100)
- Dec 1, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 30, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7100Amendments H7100 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA | Dec 1, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6376 | Mike Bost R-IL | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6571 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6286Amendments S6283, S6287 | Deb Fischer R-NE, Tom Udall D-NM (amendment) | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1337 | Tom Cole R-OK | Sep 22, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-535 | THE THEFT, ILLEGAL POSSESSION, SALE, TRANSFER, AND EXPORT OF TRIBAL CULTURAL ITEMS81 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Oct 18, 2016 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5106 | In the nature of a substitute. | Tom Udall D-NMfor Deb Fischer | Amendment SA 5106 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 5107 | To strike the preamble. | Tom Udall D-NMfor Deb Fischer | Amendment SA 5107 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 49 | PROTECT Patrimony Resolution | Related bill | Sep 7, 2016 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting efforts to stop the theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the United States and internationally.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- PROTECT Patrimony Resolution
- Protection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony Resolution
- Short Titles as Passed House
- PROTECT Patrimony Resolution
- Protection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony Resolution
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Protection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony Resolution
- PROTECT Patrimony Resolution
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2016Enrolled Bill
- Nov 30, 2016Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Sep 22, 2016Received in Senate
- Sep 21, 2016Engrossed in House
- Mar 2, 2016Introduced in House
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 resolution 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.
