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HR 5694In committeeNative Americanshouse
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Introduced Oct 6, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas J. Begich
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Latest action · Jun 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
What it does
This bill prohibits states from imposing bans on marine mammal products produced by Alaska Natives.
Specifically, states may not prohibit the 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.
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