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H.R. 6021 House Native Americans

Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act

House Floor
Introduced
Nov 12, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. (R-AK-At Large)
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Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on environment and public works on Sep 15, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Nov 12, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Nov 12, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. Jan 28, 2026
  4. House Subcommittee Hearings Held Feb 4, 2026
  5. House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged Jul 22, 2026
  6. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Jul 22, 2026
  7. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-774. Aug 27, 2026
  8. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 675. Aug 27, 2026
  9. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5564-5566) Sep 14, 2026
  10. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5564-5565) Sep 14, 2026
  11. House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Sep 14, 2026
  12. House Considered under suspension of the rules. Sep 14, 2026
  13. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6021. Sep 14, 2026
  14. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Sep 14, 2026
  15. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Sep 14, 2026
  16. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 14, 2026
  17. House The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Sep 14, 2026
  18. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Sep 15, 2026

Subjects

Alaska Natives and HawaiiansBirdsHistorical and cultural resources

Committees

  • Environment and Public Works Committee
    • [Referred To, Sep 15, 2026]
  • Natural Resources Committee
    • [Reported By, Aug 27, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Nov 12, 2025]

Summary

Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment ActThis bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) 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 or illegal manner. (The MBTA implements four international treaties that the United States entered into with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. The MBTA prohibits the taking of protected migratory bird species without prior authorization.)The bill directs the Department of State to work with the Department of the Interior to enter into appropriate bilateral procedures with countries that are parties to the treaties under the MBTA to clarify the treatment of Alaska Native handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts from the species of migratory birds listed in those treaties. Further, Interior must modify any regulations implementing the MBTA to implement this bill.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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Related Bills

  • Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act (Cross-Congress related bill)
  • Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act (Identical bill)

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