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Introduced
October 6, 2025
Latest Action
June 2, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Nicholas J. Begich IIIRepublican(AK)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
95pct
239d open
vs 10,940 other HR bills in the 119th — cohort avg 30d
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.
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2026 · second_quarter · Animals
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal 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 national grasslands Oppose legislative proposals and proposed regulations to weaken the Endangered Species Act Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 3199) - support Legislation to strengthen federal efforts to address wildlife trafficking (under discussion) - support
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-674.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
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
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2026 · first_quarter · Animals
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal 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 the Endangered Species Act Legislation to strengthen federal efforts to address wildlife trafficking online (under discussion) - support
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)