ARTIST Act
119-HR-5694119th CongressIntroduced Oct 6, 2025Native Americans
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Sponsor
Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large](R-AK)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.
Subjects
AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansHistorical and cultural resourcesMammalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
Actions (5)
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Mar 26, 2026House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Mar 19, 2026House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 6, 2025House floor actions
Introduced in House
Oct 6, 2025Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Oct 6, 2025Library of Congress