U.S. Senate Approves Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has unanimously approved H.R.2930, the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 (STOP Act). The STOP Act now will go to the President’s desk to be signed into law. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have led the Senate companion bill since 2016. “Safeguarding and repatriating tribal items of cultural and sacred heritage remains at...

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