U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 9191
National Fossil Act of 2026
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.
- Sponsor
- Erin HouchinR-IN-9
- Introduced
- June 8, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (9)
7 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Debbie DingellD-MI-6
- Dusty JohnsonR-SD-AL
- Nicholas A. LangworthyR-NY-23
- Celeste MaloyR-UT-2
- Tracey MannR-KS-1
Signed on later
- Glenn GrothmanR-WI-6June 30, 2026
- Robert F. Onder, Jr.R-MO-3June 30, 2026
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5June 30, 2026
- Beth Van DuyneR-TX-24July 13, 2026