ARTIST Act

Where it stands

1. Introduced Done · Jan 24, 2025
2. Committee Done · Jan 24, 2025
3. Passed Senate Done · Oct 8, 2025
4. Passed House Done · Jun 3, 2026
5. President Done · Jun 8, 2026
6. Law Done · Jun 12, 2026

From the official actions on Congress.gov.

Key points

What it changes

A plain-language summary isn't ready yet. The official summary below describes the bill.

Who it affects

A plain-language summary isn't ready yet. The official summary below describes the bill.

What it costs

The Congressional Budget Office published a cost estimate on Aug 15, 2025 (as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 25, 2025): S. 254, ARTIST Act ↗

Where it stands

Became Public Law No: 119-99. (Jun 12, 2026)

What happens next

Nothing more is needed from Congress. It is now law.

Official summary

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 by the Congressional Research Service (Public Law version), via Congress.gov.

Recorded votes

1. HOUSEFinal passageJun 3, 2026 · roll call 193

   On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: Passed (404–14)

   This vote decided whether the bill passes this chamber.
   Votes by party

   How each party voted on roll call 193

   Party	Yes	No	Present	Did not vote	Share voting Yes
   Democratic	207	0	0	5
   Republican	196	14	0	7
   Independent	1	0	0	0

   Party totals from the official roll call.

   Map: how each state voted

   All voted YesSplitAll voted NoNo Yes or No votes

   Each state is shaded by the share of its U.S. House members who voted Yes, out of those who voted Yes or No. Colors show the vote, not party.

   Office of the Clerk, U.S. House ↗ — includes how every member voted

Vote types come from the official question text. How we label votes

Legislative history

1. Jun 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-99.
2. Jun 12, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-99.
3. Jun 12, 2026Signed by President.
4. Jun 12, 2026Signed by President.
5. Jun 8, 2026Presented to President.
6. Jun 8, 2026Presented to President.
7. Jun 3, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
8. Jun 3, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 14 (Roll no. 193).
9. Jun 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 14 (Roll no. 193).
10. Jun 3, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3794)
11. Jun 2, 2026At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
12. Jun 2, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 254.
13. Jun 2, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3765-3766; text: CR H3765)
14. Jun 2, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
15. Oct 10, 2025Held at the desk.
16. Oct 10, 2025Received in the House.
17. Oct 8, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
18. Oct 8, 2025Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7007-7009; text: CR S7008)
19. Oct 8, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
20. Oct 6, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
21. Oct 6, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-73.
22. Oct 6, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-73.
23. Jun 25, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
24. Jan 24, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
25. Jan 24, 2025Introduced in Senate