3.0.0 7024 2021-06-07T20:06:46Z 2021-06-07T20:06:46Z House H HR 2008-09-23 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-23T13:01:30Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-23T13:01:25Z Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2008 110 1255 S 2008-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. Related bill CRS 2008-09-23 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-09-23 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-23 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-09-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 N Native Americans Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Historical and cultural resources Native Americans 00 2008-09-23 Introduced in House 2008-10-29T20:02:26Z Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to: (1) authorize any federal law enforcement officer to conduct an investigation of an alleged offense involving the sale of any good that is misrepresented as an Indian produced good or product occurring within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (2) authorize the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to refer such an alleged offense to any federal law enforcement officer (currently, just to the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]) for appropriate investigation. Permits a federal law enforcement officer to investigate such an alleged offense regardless of whether such officer receives a referral from the Board.

Requires that the findings of an investigation of such an alleged offense by any federal department or agency be submitted, as appropriate, to: (1) a federal or state prosecuting authority; or (2) the Board.

Provides for the Board, upon receiving the findings of such an investigation, to: (1) recommend to the Attorney General that criminal proceedings be initiated (current law); and (2) provide such support to the Attorney General relating to the criminal proceedings as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate. Allows the Board, in lieu of, or in addition to, any such criminal proceeding, to recommend that the Attorney General initiate a civil action.

Revises: (1) requirements for the initiation of civil actions for misrepresentation of Indian produced goods; and (2) penalties for the misrepresentation of such goods.

]]> Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2008 Display Title Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7024ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7024ih.xml 2008-09-23 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.