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Senate committee advances Artist Act to allow sale of Alaska Native handicrafts outside state

5098562 · June 26, 2025
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Summary

The committee ordered favorably reported the 'Artist Act' to permit sale of Alaska Native handicrafts made from legally harvested marine mammal materials outside Alaska without authorizing additional takes of marine mammals.

The Senate Commerce Committee ordered favorably reported the Artist Act (referred to in markup as the ARTIS Act), legislation that would prohibit states from banning the importation, sale, or possession of Alaska Native handicrafts made from legally harvested marine mammal materials.

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