HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1662        FILED ON: 2/10/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3377

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nika C. Elugardo

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to protect Native American heritage.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/10/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/24/2021

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/24/2021

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/24/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/24/2021

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/24/2021

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/26/2021

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

3/1/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

3/3/2021

Steven C. Owens

29th Middlesex

3/8/2021

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

3/2/2021

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

3/9/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/10/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

3/10/2021

Peter Capano

11th Essex

3/11/2021

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

3/15/2021

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

3/15/2021

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

3/16/2021

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

3/19/2021

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/22/2021

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

3/29/2021

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

3/29/2021

Kip A. Diggs

2nd Barnstable

3/30/2021

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

4/5/2021

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

4/7/2021

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

5/8/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

5/10/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

5/10/2021

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

5/20/2021

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

5/21/2021

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

5/24/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

5/28/2021

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

6/16/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

9/24/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

10/26/2021

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

11/8/2021

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

11/18/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1662        FILED ON: 2/10/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3377

By Ms. Elugardo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3377) of Nika C. Elugardo and others relative to Native American heritage.  Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2948 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act to protect Native American heritage.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:–

"Native American" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

"funerary objects" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

"sacred objects" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

"objects of cultural patrimony" as defined defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

SECTION 2. The penalties and requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. shall be enforced if an agency, organization, entity, or department receiving funds of any kind from the Commonwealth or any local government therein; or a trust, unincorporated association, nonprofit corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General laws or public charity duly registered with the Office of the Attorney General moves to deacquisition any Native American funerary objects, human remains, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony.