S. 254 Signed into Law

S. 254 Signed into Law Search Select Category All News Briefings & Statements All Presidential Actions Executive Orders Nominations & Appointments Presidential Memoranda Proclamations Fact Sheets Releases Remarks Research All Briefings & Statements Presidential Actions All Executive Orders Nominations & Appointments Presidential Memoranda Proclamations Fact Sheets Releases Remarks Research On Friday, June 12, 2026, the President signed into law: S. 254, the “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act,” which amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit States from enacting State-level prohibitions on the interstate commerce, importation, sale, transfer, trade, barter, or possession of marine mammal ivory, bone, or baleen produced by an Alaska Native as an authentic Alaska Native article of handicrafts and clothing. The post S. 254 Signed into Law appeared first on The White House.