United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

S 1400 — Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017

Last action — Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

1 section in 1 law

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-121).

Indians · 18 U.S.C. ch. 53 1 section
  • § 1170 Illegal trafficking in Native American human remains and cultural items Amends

    18 U.S.C. § 1170

    The law today

    (a) Whoever knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or transports for sale or profit, the human remains of a Native American without the right of possession to those remains as provided in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act shall be fined in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not more than 1 year and 1 day, or both, and in the case of a second or subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (b) Whoever knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or transports for sale or profit any Native American cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act shall be fined in accordance with this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and in the case of a second or subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

    5 other bills also change this section · Follow it → Official text at uscode.house.gov ↗

Also cites: 16 U.S.C. § 470bb, 19 U.S.C. § 2605, 25 U.S.C. § 3001, 25 U.S.C. § 3002, 25 U.S.C. § 3006

Action History

  1. Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  2. Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-236.

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 1400?
S 1400 is sponsored by Heinrich, Martin (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 1400?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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