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Art & Cultural Heritage Law : Laws & Legislative History

Legislative History Research Guides

Illustration by Alex Nabaum

U.S. Statutes

Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-298, 102 Stat. 432 (1988) (codified at 43 U.S.C. secs. 2101-2106)

Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Pub. L. 96-95, 93 Stat. 721 (1979) (codified at 16 U.S.C. 470aa, et seq.)

Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, Pub. L. No. 97-446, secs. 301-15, 96 Stat. 2329, 2350-63 (1983) (codified at 19 U.S.C. secs. 2601-2613)

Copyright Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-553, 90 Stat. 2541 (codified as amended at 17 U.S.C. secs. 101-805)

  • Legislative History from ProQuest Legislative Insight

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Pub. L. No. 85-665

National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-515, 94 Stat. 2987 (1980) (codified at 16 U.S.C. 470, et seq.)

National Stolen Property Act, ch. 333, P.L. 73-246, 48 Stat. 794 (1934) (previously codified at 18 U.S.C. sec. 415)

National Stolen Property Act Amendments, ch. 413, P.L. 76-255, 53 Stat. 1178 (1939) (codified at 18 U.S.C. secs. 2314-15)

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Pub. L. No. 101-601, 104 Stat. 3048 (1990) (codified at 25 U.S.C. secs. 3001-13, 18 U.S.C. sec. 1170)

  • Legislative History from ProQuest Legislative Insight
  • National NAGPRA:  Website of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior containing information, texts, and frequently asked questions about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.