ARTIST Act

What this measure contains

Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act or the ARTIST Act This act prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal products produced by Alaska Natives. Specifically, states may not prohibit the interstate commerce, 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.

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• Enrolled Bill · Official document ↗
• Engrossed in Senate · Official document ↗· Oct 8, 2025
• Reported to Senate · Official document ↗· Oct 6, 2025
• Introduced in Senate · Official document ↗· Jan 24, 2025
• Public Law · Official document ↗· Jun 13, 2026

Legislative path

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1. Introduced in Senate
2. Reported to Senate
3. Engrossed in Senateby Senate passage (unanimous consent)
4. Enrolled Bill
5. Public Law

Companion measure: H.R. 5694. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

1. Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

   Senate passage (unanimous consent) on Reported to Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7007-7009; text: CR S7008), reported as Engrossed in Senate

   No recorded vote

2. Jun 3, 2026 · House

   House suspend rules and pass on Engrossed in Senate: Passed

   404 aye · 14 no · 12 not voting · Source roll call

House members along the path

Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

1. Jan 24, 2025

   Introduced in Senate

2. Jan 24, 2025

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

3. Jun 25, 2025

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

4. Oct 6, 2025

   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.

5. Oct 6, 2025

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.

6. Oct 8, 2025

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

7. Oct 8, 2025

   Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7007-7009; text: CR S7008)

8. Oct 8, 2025

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

9. Oct 10, 2025

   Received in the House.

10. Oct 10, 2025

    Held at the desk.

11. Jun 2, 2026

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

12. Jun 2, 2026

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3765-3766; text: CR H3765)

13. Jun 2, 2026

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 254.

14. Jun 2, 2026

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

15. Jun 3, 2026

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3794)

16. Jun 3, 2026

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 14 (Roll no. 193).

17. Jun 3, 2026

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 14 (Roll no. 193).

18. Jun 3, 2026

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

19. Jun 8, 2026

    Presented to President.

20. Jun 12, 2026

    Signed by President.

21. Jun 12, 2026

    Became Public Law No: 119-99.

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