参议院通过法案保护阿拉斯加本土象牙雕刻品免受州政府的禁止. Senate passes bill to protect Native Alaskan ivory carvings from state bans.

倡导者正在推动联邦立法,即艺术法, 以防止各州禁止合法阿拉斯加本土象牙和鱼雕刻. Advocates are pushing for federal legislation, the ARTIST Act, to prevent states from banning legal Native Alaskan ivory and baleen carvings. 尽管联邦允许销售此类物品, 但一些州已全面禁止, 这导致消费者混乱和对土著社区的经济威胁. Despite federal permits allowing the sale of such items, some states have imposed blanket bans, leading to consumer confusion and economic threats to Indigenous communities. 参议院已经通过了该法案, The Senate has already passed the bill, and it is advancing in the House.