H.R. 9191 · 119th Congress

National Fossil Act of 2026

Introduced on Jun 8, 2026 by Erin Houchin (R-IN-9). 9 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 8, 2026
Cosponsors
9
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, to designate the American mastodon as the national fossil mammal and the Tyrannosaurus rex as the national fossil dinosaur of the United States, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Mammals
  • National symbols
  • Reptiles

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Sep 8, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Erin HouchinR-IN-9Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.