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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

S. 1983Introduced Jul 23, 1996Policy area: Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Inouye D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 19, 1996 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1983.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of June 20, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1983, last updated June 20, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Inouye.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.