ARTIST Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedOct 6, 2025
ReportedMay 14, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 65 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 7 of 41 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in house to reported in house · 747 words
- Subjects
- AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansHistorical and cultural resourcesMammalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Latest action
- Jun 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 254 ARTIST Act R · Law
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]