ARTIST Act
U.S. Congress · HR5694 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-10-06. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- Nicholas J. Begich III (primary)
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What analysts say
Committee reports
What politicians say
No linked claims or utterances yet — no one on record has cited this measure to justify a public argument.
Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674. |
| 2026-06-02 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588. |
| 2026-05-14 | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged |
| 2026-05-14 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-05-14 | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2026-03-26 | Subcommittee Hearings Held |
| 2026-03-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. |
| 2025-10-06 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. | Q1 2026 | $130,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.