3.0.0 1806 2022-11-01T18:02:33Z 2022-11-01T18:02:33Z House HR 2019-03-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG:H.R. 1806.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3``The Congress shall have the power to regulate commercewith foreign nations, and among several states, and with theIndian Tribes''[Page H2747]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-08T19:55:04Z Referred to 2019-03-14T13:02:35Z Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act 116 804 S 2020-09-16 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Identical bill CRS 2019-04-08 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Native Americans Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Animals Historical and cultural resources Mammals Trade restrictions Native Americans 00 2019-03-14 Introduced in House 2020-06-02T14:16:22Z Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act

This bill prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal and fossilized ivory products produced by Alaska Natives.

Specifically, states may not prohibit (1) the importation, sale, transfer, trade, barter, or possession of mammoth, mastodon, or walrus ivory, marine mammal bones, teeth, or baleen legally produced by an Alaska Native as an authentic native article of handicrafts and clothing; or (2) the importation, sale, transfer, trade, or possession of fossilized ivory.

]]> Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act Display Title Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and fossilized ivory products, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1806ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1806ih.xml 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.