HR 5694

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.

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Rep. Nicholas J. Begich [R-AK-At Large]

Cosponsors

0

Policy area

Native Americans

Introduced

2025-10-06

Latest action

2026-06-02: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.

Committee referrals

• Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-06-02
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-05-14
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-10-06

Recent actions

• 2026-06-02: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
• 2026-06-02: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
• 2026-06-02: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
• 2026-05-14: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
• 2026-05-14: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held