HR 5694 119th Congress House In Progress

ARTIST Act

Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588. · Jun 2, 2026

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Legislative Summary

Alaska’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.

Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Sponsor
Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]
Independent · AK

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