{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5694","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5694,"title":"ARTIST Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-10-06","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001323","fullName":"Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]","party":"R","state":"AK","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-26","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held"},"policyArea":"Native Americans","subjects":["Alaska","Alaska Natives and Hawaiians","Historical and cultural resources","Mammals","Wildlife conservation and habitat protection"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-19","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-06","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act or the ARTIST Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal products produced by Alaska Natives.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-08T12:58:22Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":556,"ts":"2026-04-15T04:55:45.185Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=ARTIST%20Act"}]}}