National Fossil Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9191 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9191

 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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2026

 Mrs. Houchin (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
Ms. Maloy, Mr. Langworthy, and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill;
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 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.

    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 ``National Fossil Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL FOSSIL MAMMAL AND DINOSAUR OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Designation.--Chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 307. National fossil mammal and dinosaur
    ``The fossil of--
            ``(1) the genus Mammut americanum, commonly known as the
        American mastodon, is the national fossil mammal; and
            ``(2) the Tyrannosaurus rex is the national fossil
        dinosaur.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for chapter 3 of
title 36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the chapter heading, by striking ``AND BIRD'' and
        inserting ``BIRD, AND FOSSIL''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

``307. National fossil mammal and dinosaur.''.
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