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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1611 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3248
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Rogers and David Biele
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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:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/18/2023David Biele4th Suffolk1/18/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk1/19/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/26/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/27/2023Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/30/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/30/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/31/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/31/2023Patricia A. Duffy5th Hampden2/2/2023Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk2/2/2023Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex2/3/2023Kevin G. Honan17th Suffolk2/3/2023Ruth B. Balser12th Middlesex2/3/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/5/2023Jon Santiago9th Suffolk2/6/2023Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk2/6/2023 2 of 2
James J. O'Day14th Worcester2/6/2023Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol2/7/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex2/10/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/13/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/16/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/17/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/22/2023Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex2/23/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/24/2023Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex2/24/2023Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex3/4/2023Michael P. Kushmerek3rd Worcester3/6/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1611 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3248
By Representatives Rogers of Cambridge and Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3248) of David M. Rogers, David Biele and others relative to Native American
heritage. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3385 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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:
1 SECTION 1. As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context
2otherwise requires, have the following meanings:–
3 "Native American" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
4Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.
5 "funerary objects" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
6Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.
7 "sacred objects" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
8Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. 2 of 2
9 "objects of cultural patrimony" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and
10Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.
11 SECTION 2. The penalties and requirements of the Native American Graves Protection
12and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. shall be enforced if an agency,
13organization, entity, or department receiving funds of any kind from the Commonwealth or any
14local government therein; or a trust, unincorporated association, nonprofit corporation organized
15under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General laws or public charity duly registered with the
16Office of the Attorney General moves to deacquisition any Native American funerary objects,
17human remains, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony.