Senate Bill 804
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
804
Congress
116
Policy Area
Native Americans
Native Americans
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, in a variety of domestic policy settings. This includes claims, intergovernmental relations, and Indian lands and resources.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act
This bill prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal and fossilized ivory products produced by Alaska Natives.
Specifically, states may not prohibit (1) the importation, sale, transfer, trade, barter, or possession of mammoth, mastodon, or walrus ivory, marine mammal bones, teeth, or baleen legally produced by an Alaska Native as an authentic native article of handicrafts and clothing; or (2) the importation, sale, transfer, trade, or possession of fossilized ivory.
March 14, 2019
09/16/2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
03/14/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
03/14/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:02:33 PM