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A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-4650| Senate 
| Updated: 9/22/2020
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1941
A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
Sep 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1941
    A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.


  • September 22, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Alaska Natives and HawaiiansArt, artists, authorshipBirdsIndian lands and resources rightsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-4650| Senate 
| Updated: 9/22/2020
This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1941
A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
Sep 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1941
    A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.


  • September 22, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Animals

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansArt, artists, authorshipBirdsIndian lands and resources rightsWildlife conservation and habitat protection