House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act
Official title: 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 12, 2025
- Committee actionAug 27, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6021.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-774 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 6021, 119th Congress
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- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEGICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 191, November 12, 2025, Page H4667):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following provisions of the Constitution of the United States: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause)--To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 (the Treaty Clause)--To make treaties, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to enact legislation implementing the obligations of the United States under those treaties, including the migratory bird conventions between the United States and other nations. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause)--To make all laws which shall be necessary and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 12, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 6021, 119th Congress
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- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nicholas Begich.
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- H.R. 3620 (119th) Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
- H.R. 410 (119th) Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025
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- H.R. 42 (119th) Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act
Related bills
- S. 255 (119th) Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment ActIdentical bill
- S. 5258 (118th) Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment ActCross-Congress related bill
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Sponsor’s state and district
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