HR 5694 · ARTIST Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
- Introduced
- Oct 6, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 2, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich [R-AK-At Large]
- Policy area
- Native Americans
- Cosponsors
- 0
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.
Recent actions
- May 14, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 14, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14, 2026 Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Mar 26, 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 19, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Oct 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Oct 6, 2025 Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.