US SB804 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-16 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-16 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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
| Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-16 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| 2019-03-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1806 (Same As) 2019-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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/senate-bill/804/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s804/BILLS-116s804is.pdf |
