National Fossil Act of 2026 passed the House 100 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJun 8, 2026
ReportedJul 15, 2026
Passed one chamberSep 16, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 30 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 48 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 169 words
- Subjects
- MammalsNational symbolsReptiles
- Latest action
- Sep 17, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]