HR 5694
119th Congress
House
Native Americans
Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Historical and cultural resources
Mammals
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
ARTIST Act
Introduced: October 6, 2025
Introduced by:
Begich, Nicholas J.
Republican
· Alaska
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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