3.0.0
254
2025-12-16T17:20:20Z
2025-12-16T17:20:20Z
Senate
S
S
2025-01-24
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/254
- sscm00
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Reported By
2025-10-06T19:39:26Z
  - Markup By
2025-06-25T14:38:12Z
  - Referred To
2025-01-24T21:44:01Z
S. Rept. 119-73

- ARTIST Act
119
5694
HR
2025-10-06
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2025-10-10
12:33:05
Held at the desk.
Floor
H15000
2
House floor actions
- 2025-10-10
12:33:04
Received in the House.
Floor
H14000
2
House floor actions
- 2025-10-08
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Floor
- 2025-10-08
Senate
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7007-7009; text: CR S7008)
Floor
- 2025-10-08
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Floor
17000
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-10-06
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
Calendars
- 2025-10-06
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-73.
Committee
- 2025-10-06
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-73.
Committee
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9
Library of Congress
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- 2025-06-25
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee
- 2025-01-24
  - sscm00
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
IntroReferral
- 2025-01-24
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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9
Library of Congress
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Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Dan
Sullivan
R
AK
N
- M001153
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Lisa
Murkowski
R
AK
2025-01-24
True
- 2025-08-15T20:02:00Z

S. 254, ARTIST Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61684
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 25, 2025
Native Americans
- Alaska
2025-03-25T17:42:03Z
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
2025-03-25T17:42:08Z
- Historical and cultural resources
2025-03-25T17:42:21Z
- Mammals
2025-03-25T17:42:15Z
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
2025-03-25T17:42:30Z
Native Americans
2025-03-06T13:44:44Z
00
2025-01-24
Introduced in Senate
2025-06-04T18:38:56Z
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.

ARTIST Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
105

ARTIST Act
2025-10-10T06:08:13Z
S
Senate
Engrossed in Senate
ES
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
105

Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act
2025-10-10T06:08:13Z
S
Senate
Engrossed in Senate
ES
- Display Title
45

ARTIST Act
2025-10-09T11:03:13Z
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
103

ARTIST Act
2025-10-08T13:08:14Z
S
Senate
Reported to Senate
RS
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
103

Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act
2025-10-08T13:08:14Z
S
Senate
Reported to Senate
RS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act
2025-02-26T05:23:18Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

ARTIST Act
2025-02-26T05:23:18Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes.
2025-02-26T05:18:35Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Engrossed in Senate
2025-10-08T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s254es/xml/BILLS-119s254es.xml
- Reported to Senate
2025-10-06T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s254rs/xml/BILLS-119s254rs.xml
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-24T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s254is/xml/BILLS-119s254is.xml
2025-10-10
Held at the desk.
12:33:05
text/xml
EN
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