National Fossil Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2024 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2024
- Passed SenateJul 29, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Fossil Act
This bill designates the fossil of the genus Mammut, commonly known as the mastodon, as the national fossil.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2024 to Feb 6, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jan 10, 2024 |
| R-MO | Eric Schmitt | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Feb 6, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2024Discharged Jul 29, 2024 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 30, 2024Received in the House.
- Jul 30, 2024Held at the desk.
- Jul 29, 2024Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5541-5542)
- Jul 29, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5542)
- Jan 10, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Jan 10, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5541Text printed S5542 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Jul 29, 2024 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF13097 | United States National Symbols: Congressional Designation and Past Practices | Resource | Sep 4, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, to designate the mastodon as the national fossil of the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Fossil Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- National Fossil Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 10, 2024Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
