Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act
Latest action · Feb 14, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act
This bill directs the Department of the Army to identify, and cooperate with appropriate property owners to set aside, areas that may be used for the reburial of Native American human remains and funerary objects that
- have been identified or discovered at the site of a civil works project carried out, or operated and maintained, using federal funds;
- have been rightfully claimed by any affected Indian tribe; and
- can be reburied in a manner secure from future disturbances.
Army shall issue written guidance for recovery and reburial that meets or exceeds the recovery and reburial standards in policy statements and guidance issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Army may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property for use for reburial.
Army may convey to an affected Indian tribe for use as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is located on land owned by Army and has been identified and set aside in accordance with this bill.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2022 to Jun 14, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 11, 2022 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Jun 14, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 11, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2022Introduced in House
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