119th Congress · introduced in the House · Oct 6, 2025
ARTIST Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jun 2, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Native Americans
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Oct 6, 2025)
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.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Alaska · Alaska Natives and Hawaiians · Historical and cultural resources · Mammals · Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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2 citations.
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al funding for international wildlife conservation; and endangered species. Other Specific Activities: Alaskas Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act (H.R. 5694 / S. 254) - support Black-footed Ferret Recovery Programs - support additional agency funding, support maintaining existing prairie dog management plans on nat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al funding for international wildlife conservation; and endangered species. Other Specific Activities: Alaskas Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act (H.R. 5694 / S. 254) - support Black-footed Ferret Recovery Program - support additional agency funding Oppose legislative proposals and proposed regulations to weaken th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing