HOUSE 5694119th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.

ARTIST Act

Last Action: 6/2/2026

Actions

2026-06-02Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
2026-06-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
2026-06-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
2026-05-14Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2026-05-14Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-05-14Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
2026-03-26Subcommittee Hearings Held
2026-03-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
2025-10-06Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-10-06Introduced in House
2025-10-06Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-10-06 (00)

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.

Subjects

Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Historical and cultural resources
Mammals
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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