US HB1806 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Don Young [R-AK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB804 (Same As) 2020-09-16 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Subjects
Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Historical and cultural resources
Mammals
Native Americans
Trade restrictions
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Historical and cultural resources
Mammals
Native Americans
Trade restrictions
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1806/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1806/BILLS-116hr1806ih.pdf |
