Subject: Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1493 and H.R. 2908
From: White House Press Office<[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 13:37:57 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 9, 2016

*Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1493 and H.R. 2908*

On Monday, May 9, 2016, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1493, the "Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act," which directs the President to exercise his authority to impose import restrictions with respect to archeological or ethnological material of Syria; and

H.R. 2908, the "National Bison Legacy Act," which adopts the North American bison as the national mammal of the United States.

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