HR 4131 · 114th Congress · Native Americans

Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-11-30· Sponsored by Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.(2015-12-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015 This bill directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to transfer the human remains known as Kennewick Man or the Ancient One that are part of archaeological collection number 45BN495 to the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation on the condition that such Department disposes of and repatriates the remains to the Indian tribes and band referred to in the letter from Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera relating to the human remains, dated September 21, 2000. The Corps of Engineers shall be responsible for any costs associated with the transfer.…

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Cosponsors (14)

7 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]MI
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]ID
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]WA
Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]WA
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA