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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5694
ARTIST Act
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Introduced 2025-10-06Topic: environment · civil rights · economy jobsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceAlaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act or the ARTIST Act This bill prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal products produced by Alaska Natives. Specifically, states may not prohibit the importation, sale, transfer, trade, barter, or possession of marine mammal ivory, marine mammal bone, or baleen legally produced by an Alaska Native as an authentic Alaska Native article of handicrafts and clothing.
Sponsors
- Nicholas J. Begich III Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588. | |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674. | report |
| 2026-06-02 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674. | report | |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | refer |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged | refer |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. | refer |
| 2025-10-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-10-06 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-10-06 | Introduced in House | introduce |