H.R. 5694 · 119th Congress
ARTIST Act
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Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act or the ARTIST Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 6, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: ARTIST Act
Also known as: Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act; Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act
Latest action (Jun 2, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 6, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.