Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6021 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6021 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2025 Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft (as defined in subsection (c)(1) of section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703)) under-- (1) the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the Protection of Migratory Birds, signed at Washington August 16, 1916 (39 Stat. 1702; USTS 628); (2) the Convention between the United States and Mexico for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals, signed at Mexico City February 7, 1936 (50 Stat. 1311; USTS 912); (3) the Convention between the United States and Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction and Their Environment, signed at Tokyo March 4, 1974 (TIAS 7990); and (4) the Convention between the United States and the Soviet Union Concerning the Conservation of Migratory Birds and Their Environment, signed at Moscow November 19, 1976 (TIAS 9073). SEC.