The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2024
S 3574

Sponsored by Mike Braun (R)

National Fossil Act

Would have named the mastodon fossil as the official national fossil of the United States.

Tradeoff

Would have made the mastodon the national fossil through a symbolic designation. It would have added no federal spending or new rules.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on July 29, 2024. The bill expired with the 118th Congress before becoming law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 10, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Jan 10, 2024)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 29, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Jul 29, 2024)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jul 30, 2024)