United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1806 (116th)
Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act
Introduced
14 March 2019
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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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.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 March 2019
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Introduced in House · EN · 14 March 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 March 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1806
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1806