Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act
(Sec. 3) This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components enhance and unify their efforts to interdict, detain, seize, and investigate cultural property illegally imported into the United States, disrupt and dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks engaged in or facilitating illegal trade in cultural property, and support prosecutions of persons engaged in such illegal trade; and (2) protect cultural property pursuant to obligations under international conventions.
(Sec. 4) It directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to: (1) designate a principal coordinator to direct, manage, coordinate, and update policies and procedures, and conduct interagency communications, regarding illegally imported cultural property; (2) update and devise directives, regulations, rules, and memoranda of understanding relating to policies and procedures on the illegal importation of cultural property; and (3) train relevant personnel on cultural property laws, identification of at-risk items, and investigative techniques with respect to illegally traded cultural property.
(Sec. 5) DHS must authorize relevant component heads to enter into agreements or memoranda of understanding with the Smithsonian Institution to further activities to protect cultural property.
(Sec. 6) The CBP and ICE must jointly report to Congress on implementation of this bill and other actions to prevent the illegal importation of cultural property into the United States.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 547 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed415–0 | Sep 22, 2016 |
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2015 to Jul 5, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | May 13, 2015 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 13, 2015 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | May 12, 2016 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 5, 2016 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 13, 2015Markup Sep 14, 2016Reported Sep 19, 2016 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2015 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 13, 2015Markup Nov 4, 2015Reported Dec 15, 2015 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2015 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 13, 2015Discharged Sep 19, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2015 | |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2016 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sep 22, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5837)
- Sep 22, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 547). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5688-5689)
- Sep 22, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 20, 2016Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1401 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Sep 29, 2016 |
| House | Recorded votes H5837enact | — | Sep 22, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5688–H5690Text printed H5688 | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Peter J. Roskam R-IL, William R. Keating D-MA | Sep 20, 2016 |
| House | Lists H2958H.R. 2285–2314 | — | May 13, 2015 |
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.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 19, 2016H.R. 2285, Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 14, 2016
- Dec 10, 2015H.R. 2285, Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 4, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 73, May 13, 2015, page H2958.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-68 | FOLLOWING THE MONEY: EXAMINING CURRENT TERRORIST FINANCING TRENDS AND THE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND46 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 12, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-83 | PREVENTING CULTURAL GENOCIDE: COUNTERING THE PLUNDER AND SALE OF PRICELESS CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES BY ISIS138 pages | Financial Services Committee | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-120 | TERRORIST FINANCING: KIDNAPPING, ANTIQUITIES TRAFFICKING, AND PRIVATE DONATIONS104 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Nov 17, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3538 | Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act | Related bill | Dec 9, 2016 |
| HR 6381 | DHS Reform and Improvement Act | Related bill | Dec 16, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve enforcement against trafficking in cultural property and prevent stolen or illicit cultural property from financing terrorist and criminal networks, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Historical and cultural resources
- Law enforcement officers
- Smithsonian Institution
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Trade restrictions
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2016Reported in House
- Sep 26, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 22, 2016Engrossed in House
- May 13, 2015Introduced 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 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.
