S 2728
114th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Alaska Native Access Card Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 17, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Alaska Native Access Card Act
This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop and implement a process for issuing an Alaska Native Access Card.
The Alaska Native Access Card authorizes Alaska Natives to import marine mammal products into the United States for noncommercial purposes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2728: Alaska Native Access Card Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2728/
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