A.   Comments on Legislation
  1. Native American Cultural Preservation Act (S. 187): Hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (February 20, 1987). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of Senate Hearing 100-90, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1987.)
    • SAA oral testimony, with Q & A (pp. 55-65). (PDF)
    • SAA written statement on S. 187 (pp. 176-179). (PDF)
    • SAA written statement on S. 187 (pp. 180-182). (PDF) 
  2. National American Indian Museum Act (S. 1722 and S.1723): Joint Hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, and the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate (November 18, 1987). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of Senate Hearing 100-547, Part 2, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1988.)
    • SAA written statement on S. 1722 and S. 1723 (pp. 98-101). (PDF) 
  3. Historic Preservation Administration Act of 1989 (S. 1578) and the National Historic Preservation Policy Act of 1989 (S. 1579): Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate (February 22 and May 19, 1990). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of Senate Hearing 101-721, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1990.)
    • SAA oral testimony, February 22, 1990 (pp. 159-160). (PDF)
    • SAA written statement on S. 1978 and S. 1979 (pp. 161-163). (PDF)
    • SAA written analysis of archaeological provisions of S. 1978 and S. 1979 (pp. 164-171). (PDF) 
  4. Native American Grave and Burial Protection Act (S. 1021), Native American Repatriation of Cultural Patrimony Act (S. 1980), and  Heard Museum Report: Hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (May 14, 1990). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of Senate Hearing 101-952, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1990.)
    • SAA oral testimony (pp. 68-74). (PDF)
    • Lynne Goldstein et al. written statement regarding the Heard Museum Panel (pp. 367-369). (PDF)
    • SAA written statement on S. 1980 (pp. 529-532). (PDF)
    • SAA written comments on S. 1980 (pp. 533-541). (PDF)
    • SAA written statement on the value of skeletal studies for medical research (pp. 542-543). (PDF) 
  5. Protection of Native American Graves and the Repatriation of Human Remains and Sacred Objects (H.R 1381, H.R. 1646, and H.R. 5237 ): Hearing before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives (July 17, 1990). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of House of Representatives Hearing 101-62, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1991.)
    • SAA oral testimony (pp. 136-138). (PDF)
    • SAA written statement on H.R. 5237, H.R. 1646, and H.R. 1381 (pp. 139-143). (PDF)
    • SAA detailed analysis of H.R. 5237 (pp. 144-148). (PDF)
    • Lynne Goldstein written statement (pp. 149-151). (PDF)
    • SAA oral testimony, continued, with Q & A (pp. 229-234). (PDF) 
  6. Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (S. 1980): Correspondence with Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
    • SAA, NCAI, NARF, and AAIA memorandum to Steve Heeley and Lurleen McGregor, committee staff, regarding suggested changes to draft of July 30, 1990 (September 12, 1990). (PDF) 
  7. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (H.R. 5237): Letters of support.
    • SAA et al. letter to Rep. Morris K. Udall (October 12, 1990). (PDF)
    • American Association of Museums letter (October 12, 1990). (PDF)
    • SAA et al. letter to President George Bush (November 2, 1990). (PDF) 
  8. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Statute and legislative reports.
    • U.S. Senate Report 101-473 (September 26, 1990). (PDF)
    • U.S. House Report 101-877 (October 15, 1990). (PDF)
    • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (November 16, 1990). (PDF) 
  9. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Funding Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Interior, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives (February 26, 1992).
    • AAM, AAU, NCSHPO, NARF, SAA, and SHA written statement. (PDF) 
  10. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Funding Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Interior, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives (March 24, 1993). (Page numbers refer to published  proceedings of Senate Hearing 103-198, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1993.)
    • AAM, AAU, NCSHPO, NARF, SAA, and SHA written statement (pp. 98-102). (PDF) 
  11. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (May 27, 1993). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of Senate Hearing 103-198, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1993.)
    • AAM written statement (pp. 93-97). (PDF)
    • AAM, AAU, NCSHPO, NARF, SAA, and SHA written statement (pp. 98-102). (PDF) 
  12. Correspondence with Congressional subcommittees regarding funding for NAGPRA implementation (1993).
    • AAM, SAA et al. letter to Rep. Sidney Yates, chairman, House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee (September 1, 1993). (PDF)
    • AAM, SAA et al. letter to Sen. Robert Byrd, chairman, Senate Interior and Related Agencies Subcommittee (September 1, 1993). (PDF) 
  13. A Bill to Amend NAGPRA to Provide for Native Hawaiian Organizations, and for Other Purposes (S. 1983).
    • SAA letter to Sen. John McCain, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, commenting on S. 1983, amendments to NAGPRA (September 16, 1996). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Rep. Elton Gallegly, Chairman, Subcommittee on Native Americans and Insular Affairs, House Committee on Resources, commenting on S. 1983, amendments to NAGPRA (September 17, 1996). (PDF) 
  14. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (December 6, 1995). (See published proceedings of Senate Hearing 104-399, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1996. SAA statement was not included in this publication.)
    • SAA written statement. (PDF) 
  15. A Bill to Amend NAGPRA to Provide for Improved Notification and Consent, and for Other Purposes (S. 110).
    • SAA letter to Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, commenting on S. 110, amendments to NAGPRA (February 19, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA's section by section analysis of S. 110 (February 14, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, clarifying previous letter on S. 110, amendments to NAGPRA (March 21, 1997). (PDF) 
  16. A Bill to Amend NAGPRA to Provide for Improved Notification and Consent, and for Other Purposes (H.R. 749).
    • SAA letter to Rep. Don Young, House Committee on Resources, commenting on H.R. 749, amendments to NAGPRA (March 18, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA section-by-section analysis of H.R. 749 (March 18, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Rep. Neil Abercrombie, commenting on H.R. 749, amendments to NAGPRA (April 21, 1997). (PDF) 
  17. A Bill to Amend NAGPRA to Provide for Appropriate Study and Repatriation of Remains for which a Cultural Affiliation Is Not Readily Ascertainable (H.R. 2893). (PDF)
    • SAA Comment on H.R. 2893, a bill to amend NAGPRA (November, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA Analysis of H.R. 2893, a bill to amend NAGPRA (November 18, 1997). (PDF)
    • Marked-up text of NAGPRA, reflecting amendments proposed in H.R. 2893 (November, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA questions and answers regarding H.R. 2893, a bill to amend NAGPRA (December 8, 1997). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Rep. Don Young, House Committee on Resources, commenting on H.R. 2893, amendments to NAGPRA (February 10, 1998). (PDF) 
  18. A Bill to Amend NAGPRA (H.R. 2893): Hearing before the House Committee on Resources (June 10, 1998).
    • SAA and SHA oral testimony. (PDF)
    • SAA and SHA written testimony. (PDF)
    • AAPA written testimony. (PDF)
    • Department of the Interior written testimony. (PDF) 
  19. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Oversight Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (April 20, 1999). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of Senate Hearing 106-57, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1999.)
    • SAA oral testimony, with Q & A (pp. 42-52) (PDF)
    • SAA and AAPA written statement (pp. 154-158) (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Sec. Bruce Babbitt regarding extensions for NAGPRA inventories (pp. 159-160) (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Sec. Bruce Babbitt regarding legal issues in NAGPRA implementation (pp. 161-163) (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Sen. Daniel Inouye regarding cultural affiliation (pp. 164-166) (PDF) 
  20. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Oversight Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (July 25, 2000). (Page numbers refer to published proceedings of Senate Hearing 106-708, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2000.)
    • SAA oral testimony, with Q & A (pp. 41-48) (PDF)
    • SAA and AAPA written statement (pp. 127-132) (PDF)
    • SAA additional written statement (pp. 133-135) (PDF) 
  21. California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (A.B. 978).
    • SAA letter to Rep. Darrell Steinberg, California State Assembly, regarding A.B. 978, California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (June 7, 2001). (PDF)
    • SAA letter to Rep. Darrell Steinberg, California State Assembly, regarding A.B. 978, California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (July 18, 2001). (PDF) 
  22. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Funding Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Interior, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives (April 5, 2002).
    • AAM, AAU, SHA, SAA, and NARF written statement. (PDF) 
  23. American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-341): Oversight Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (July 14, 2004).
    • SAA written statement (PDF)
    • SAA additional written statement (PDF) 
  24. Native American Technical Corrections Act (S. 2843)
    • SAA Statement on Proposed NAGPRA Amendment (October 5, 2004). (PDF) 
  25. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Funding Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Interior, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives (March 18, 2005).
    • AAM and SAA written statement. (PDF) 
  26. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601): Oversight Hearing on a Proposed Amendment (S. 536, Section 108) before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate (July 28, 2005).
    • SAA written statement (PDF)
    • AAPA written statement (PDF)
    • DOI written statement (PDF) 
  27. A Bill to Amend NAGPRA so that it will be interpreted in accordance with the original intent of Congress to        require a significant relationship be found between remains discovered on Federal lands and presently existing Native American tribes for those remains to be applicable under NAGPRA (H.R. 6043). (Introduced by Mr. Hastings on September 7, 2006.) (Thomas) (PDF) 

  28. Native American Omnibus Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (S. 2087). [Section 2 amends the definition of "Native American" in NAGPRA.] (Introduced by Mr. Dorgan and Mr. McCain on September 25, 2007.) (Thomas) [ PDF) 

  29. A Bill to Amend NAGPRA so that it will be interpreted in accordance with the original intent of Congress to require a significant relationship be found between remains discovered on Federal lands and presently existing Native American tribes for those remains to be applicable under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (H.R. 4027). (Introduced by Mr. Hastings on October 31, 2007.) (Thomas) [ PDF) 

  30. SAA testimony at House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing on NAGPRA implementation (October 7, 2009) (PDF)

  31. SAA testimony at House Appropriations Committee hearing regarding FY2011 NAGPRA Grants Program funding (March 19, 2010) (PDF)

  32. SAA testimony for Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on achieving policy goals of NAGPRA (June 29, 2011) (PDF)

  33. SAA testimony on S. 1400, the STOP Act (November 8, 2017). (PDF)
  34. Rep. Haaland legislation (H.R. 8298) to move NAGPRA to BIA (September 17, 2020). (PDF)

  35. SAA testimony for Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing (February 15, 2022) (PDF)

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