Who it affects
- Alaska Native craft and clothing makers
- People buying, selling, or possessing covered items
- State governments
Became lawNative American affairsBusiness and trade
ARTIST Act
S. 254 · Senate bill · Introduced Jan. 24, 2025
The ARTIST Act would bar states from banning legally made Alaska Native crafts and clothing containing marine mammal ivory, bone, or baleen.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 404 to 14 on June 3.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The bill would limit state bans on certain marine mammal products.
- It would cover ivory, bone, and baleen legally made into authentic crafts or clothing by Alaska Natives.
- States could not ban selling, transferring, trading, swapping, or possessing these items.
- States also could not ban importing these items or trading them across state lines.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
Fast-track vote that needs two-thirds
June 3, 2026 · Passed 404 to 14
- Clyburn (D)Yes
- Wilson (R)Yes
- Mace (R)Didn't vote
- Norman (R)Didn't vote
- Fry (R)Yes
- Biggs (R)No
- Timmons (R)Yes
- Republicans
- 196 yes
- 14 no
- Democrats
- 207 yes
- 0 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan (R-AK)
- Introduced
- Jan. 24, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Committees
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Latest action
- June 12, 2026 · Became Public Law No: 119-99.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.