ARTIST Act became law 504 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedJan 24, 2025
ReportedJun 25, 2025
Passed one chamberOct 8, 2025
Passed bothJun 3, 2026
LawJun 12, 2026
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 67 words.
Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act or the ARTIST Act This act prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal products produced by Alaska Natives. Specifically, states may not prohibit the interstate commerce, 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
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 15 of 269 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,039 words
- Subjects
- AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansHistorical and cultural resourcesMammalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Latest action
- Jun 12, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-99.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 5694 ARTIST Act R · Reported
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 118th S. 5253 ARTIST Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]