Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act

Summary

Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act This 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.

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House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

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Related bills

• S. 255Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment ActIdentical bill
• S. 5258, 118th CongressRelated bill in another Congress

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Full history

1. Sep 15, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   U.S. Senate

2. Sep 14, 2026

   Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5564-5566)

   Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5564-5566)

3. Sep 14, 2026

   Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5564-5566)

   Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5564-5566)

4. Sep 14, 2026

   Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 6021.

   DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6021.

   U.S. House of Representatives

5. Sep 14, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

   U.S. House of Representatives

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