United StatesARTIST Act
What it does
This bill prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal products produced by Alaska Natives.
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.Latest
- Jun 2Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
- May 14Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- May 14Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 26Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 19Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- 2025
- Oct 6Introduced in House
- Oct 6Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced