# 114-hr-4131: Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015

114-hr-4131, Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4131
- Congress: 114
- Title: Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-11-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4131 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4131)

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- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3706)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4131 (as of 2025-11-18).