# 117-hr-6716: Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act

117-hr-6716, Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6716
- Congress: 117
- Title: Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2022-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to identify, and cooperate with appropriate property owners to set aside, areas that may be used for the reburial of Native American human remains and funerary objects that have been identified or discovered at the site of a civil works project carried out, or operated and maintained, using federal funds; have been rightfully claimed by any affected Indian tribe; and can be reburied in a manner secure from future disturbances. Army shall issue written guidance for recovery and reburial that meets or exceeds the recovery and reburial standards in policy statements and guidance issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Army may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property for use for reburial. Army may convey to an affected Indian tribe for use as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is located on land owned by Army and has been identified and set aside in accordance with this bill.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hr-2573: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-6716 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6716)

## Related
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- [117-hr-6889: Credit Union Board Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6889)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-2573: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2573)
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