S 254 · Senate
ARTIST Act
Introduced
Jan 24, 2025
Passed Senate
Oct 8, 2025
Passed House
Jun 3, 2026
To President
Jun 8, 2026
Became Law
Jun 12, 2026
504 days from introduction to became law
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.
Dan Sullivan
Senate · AK
402
Yea
14
Nay
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassJun 3, 2026 · 428 recorded