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ARTIST Act

What this bill does

  • States cannot ban the sale or possession of marine mammal products made by Alaska Natives.
  • Alaska Native artisans and craftspeople are affected, along with states with existing marine mammal product bans.
  • The law takes effect immediately and overrides conflicting state restrictions on these traditional products.

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  1. 01

    How would this federal override of state bans affect Alaska Native communities economically compared to the current patchwork of state restrictions?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that state marine mammal product bans have significantly harmed Alaska Native artisans and their traditional practices?

  3. 03

    Which states currently ban these products, and how would their existing regulations change under this federal preemption?

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Dan Sullivan

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Introduced 2025-10-10

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-10-10 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-10-10 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-10-08 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-10-08 · senate · Floor

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

  5. 2025-10-08 · Floor

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

  6. 2025-10-06 · senate · Calendars

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

  7. 2025-10-06 · senate · Committee

    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.

  8. 2025-10-06 · Committee

    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.

  9. 2025-06-25 · senate · Committee

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

  10. 2025-01-24 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  11. 2025-01-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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