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Bill · 119th Congress

H.R. 9191

National Fossil Act of 2026

Passed HouseIntroduced Jun 8, 2026Topic: Government Operations and Politics →
  1. 01 Introduced
  2. 02 Committee
  3. 03 Passed House
  4. 04 Passed Senate
  5. 05 To President
  6. 06 Law

Latest action · Sep 17, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

What this bill does

National Fossil Act of 2026

This bill designates the Mammut americanum (the American Mastodon) fossil as the national fossil mammal and the Tyrannosaurus rex fossil as the national fossil dinosaur.

Congressional Research Service · Reported to House · Sep 8, 2026

How Congress voted

No recorded votes yet. Many bills pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, where no one's individual vote is written down.

Timeline

  1. Sep 17, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Sep 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 16, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5938)
  4. Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Sep 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9191.
  6. Sep 16, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5938-5939)
  7. Sep 16, 2026Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Sep 8, 2026Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 89.
  9. Sep 8, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-803.
  10. Jul 15, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 1.
  11. Jul 15, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Jun 8, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  13. Jun 8, 2026Introduced in House

Cosponsors

9 members

Details

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Subject tags · 3

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