Back Again: A Bill Weakening the NHPA Has Been Proposed in the House
[UPDATE 1/12/15 5pm]: The text and title of the bill have been released. Known as the Military Land and National Defense Act, its text may be found here.
Antiquities sellers soon will be covered by the Bank Secrecy Act. FinCen recently completed an advance public comment period over anticipated enforcement rules, sparking debate among heritage advocates, cultural property…
Mark Vlasic, former head of the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, noted in Thursday’s Huffington Post blog post titled “An Allied Effort to Save History” that after the post-9/11 crackdowns on terrorist financing, law enforcement has…
On Monday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1493, the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act.CHL has prepared a video snippet of the debate and vote, courtesy of…
[UPDATED 3/7/15: The Foreign Cultural Exchange Immunity Clarification Act (H.R. 889) has been introduced again in 2015, during the 114th session of Congress.]First adopted by the U.S. House of Representative in 2012 and…
Congressman Steve Chabot The U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote yesterday passed the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (FCEJICA). The legislation seeks to protect foreign artwork on…
President Barack Obama put his signature this month on three pieces of legislation that are important to cultural heritage protection. Enacted into law on December 16 were the Holocaust Expropriated…