H.R. 6021 · 119th Congress
Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act
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No cosponsors.
- House Introduced Nov 12, 2025
- House Passed Sep 14, 2026
This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) 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 or illegal manner.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 12, 2025
Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act
This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) 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 or illegal manner. (The MBTA implements four international treaties that the United States entered into with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. The MBTA prohibits the taking of protected migratory bird species without prior authorization.)
The bill directs the Department of State to work with the Department of the Interior to enter into appropriate bilateral procedures with countries that are parties to the treaties under the MBTA to clarify the treatment of Alaska Native handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts from the species of migratory birds listed in those treaties. Further, Interior must modify any regulations implementing the MBTA to implement this bill.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act
Also known as: Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act
Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 12, 2025
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- House Introduced Nov 12, 2025
- House Passed Sep 14, 2026
No recorded floor vote found.