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H.R. 5694 119th Congress House

ARTIST Act

Official title: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 6, 2025 Introduced by: Nicholas J. Begich III Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Native Americans AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansHistorical and cultural resourcesMammalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Jun 2, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
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
Introduced in House
Oct 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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What's happening now June 2, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Hearings & markups 1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5694: ARTIST Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5694/
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"H.R. 5694: ARTIST Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5694/.
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H.R. 5694, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5694/.
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