Speech Brief
The White House announces President signs ARTIST Act into law
Key points
- President signed S. 254, the ARTIST Act, into law
- Amends Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit states from enacting state-level prohibitions on interstate commerce of Alaska Native marine mammal ivory, bone, or baleen as authentic handicrafts and clothing
TL;DR
- Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit states from enacting state-level bans on interstate commerce, importation, sale, transfer, trade, barter, or possession of marine mammal ivory, bone, or baleen produced by an Alaska Native as authentic Alaska Native articles of handicrafts and clothing.
Original text
On Friday, June 12, 2026, the President signed into law: S. 254, the “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act,” which amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit States from enacting State-level prohibitions on the interstate commerce, importation, sale, transfer, trade, barter, or possession of marine mammal ivory, bone, or baleen produced by an Alaska Native as an authent...
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- S. 254
- Artist Act
- Alaska Native
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