S 254
119th Congress
Senate
In Progress
ARTIST Act
Latest action: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Jun 3, 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
Cosponsors (1)
Floor Vote
Passed
House · Jun 1, 2026
196
Yea · 90%
14
Nay · 10%
7
Not Voting
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