Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act
Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enhance and unify their efforts to interdict, detain, seize, and investigate cultural property illegally imported into the United States, disrupt and dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks engaged in or facilitating illegal trade in cultural property, and support Offices of U.S. Attorneys in prosecuting persons engaged in such illegal trade; and (2) protect cultural property pursuant to U.S. obligations under international conventions.
Requires the CBP and ICE to each designate a principal coordinator or group of personnel to direct, manage, coordinate, and update their respective policies and procedures, and conduct interagency communications, regarding illegally imported cultural property. Directs the CBP and ICE to update and devise directives, regulations, rules, and memoranda of understanding relating to policies and procedures on the illegal importation of cultural property in order to: (1) reflect changes in cultural property law, (2) emphasize investigating, and providing support for investigations and prosecutions of, persons engaged in or facilitating the illegal importation of cultural property, and (3) provide for communication, coordination, and unity of effort between relevant CBP and ICE offices in investigating and supporting prosecutions of such individuals.
Requires the CBP and ICE to ensure that all CBP and ICE personnel involved in interdicting and investigating the illegal importation of cultural property receive sufficient training in relevant cultural property laws, the identification of cultural property from regions that are at greatest risk of looting and trafficking, and methods of interdiction and investigative techniques specifically related to illegal trade in cultural property.
Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the heads of all DHS components involved in cultural property protection activities are authorized to enter into agreements or memoranda of understanding to temporarily engage personnel from the Smithsonian Institution to further cultural property protection activities.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-26 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2016-09-22 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-22 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 547). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5688-5689) | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-22 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5837) | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-20 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-20 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2285. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-20 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5688-5690) | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-20 | Floor | Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 593. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Discharge | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-380, Part II. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-14 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2016-09-14 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-12-15 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-380, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-04 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2015-11-04 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-06-26 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House committee actions |
| 2015-06-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. | House committee actions |
| 2015-05-21 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House committee actions |
| 2015-05-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-13 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |