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- H.R.4027
H.R.4027: To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act so that it will be interpreted in accordance with the original intent of Congress to require a significant relationship be found between remains discovered on Federal lands and presently
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about public lands and natural resources
- Introduced Oct. 31, 2007
- Latest Major Action Oct. 31, 2007
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to redefine Native American to mean cultural items that have a significant and substantial genetic or cultural relationship, based on factors other than geography alone, to a presently existing tribe, people, or culture that is now indigenous to the United States. Declares that nothing in such Act shall be deemed to restrict excavation, examination, investigation, or scientific...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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| Oct. 31, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) |