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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
6/2/2026 • House
Summary
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.
Introduced in House • 10/6/2025
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Originated in the House
Introduced
October 6, 2025
Committee Review
March 26, 2026
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