NEW MEXICO SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH SAYS HE’LL INTRODUCE A BILL THAT WOULD PUT A HALT TO TRAFFICKING IN NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL ITEMS.
HEINRICH’S LEGISLATION WOULD BAN ITEMS CONSIDERED SACRED AND THAT ARE PROTECTED BY U-S LAWS FROM BEING EXPORTED TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. IT WOULD ALSO STIFFEN THE PENALTIES ON THOSE WHO STEAL AND TRAFFIC NATIVE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS OBJECT.
