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S 4650 116th Congress Senate Animals Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Art, artists, authorship Birds Indian lands and resources rights Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 22, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Bill text 1 version

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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 22, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4650: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4650/
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"S. 4650: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4650/.
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S. 4650, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4650/.
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[S. 4650: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4650/)
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