JANE C. WALDBAUM, President of the Archaeological Institute of America, writes the following on the IraqCrisis list about two bills before Congress which pertain to Iraqi artifacts:

Dear List Members,

Pasted below is a statement from the Archaeological Institute of America comparing the relative merits of House bill H.R. 2009 and Senate bill 1291. We urge support of the former but NOT of the latter. Instead, urge your senators to introduce a bill that tracks H.R. 2009. And tell your friends and colleagues to do the same.

For the rest of the message, with details on the two bills, go to the list archive here.

UPDATE (28 June): For more information on this just go to the link and keep following the links to the messages that come after.