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On the recordOctober 17, 2016
It would prohibit the exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking tribal patrimony.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich describes the STOP Act aimed at protecting Native American cultural items.

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