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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-99

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S. 254Introduced Jan 24, 2025Policy area: Native Americans

Became law on Jun 12, 2026.

Official title: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan R-AK
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 12, 2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-99.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 254.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 254, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 12, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on S. 254. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · JUN 3, 2026

Passed the House

404–14PASSED
R 196–14 D 207–0 I 1–0

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 193 · 12 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Alaska in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.