National Fossil Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the “National Fossil Act of 2026”.

(a) Designation.— 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.— 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.— Title 36, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the table of sections for chapter 3, by adding at the end the following:

(2) by striking the item relating to chapter 3 in the table of chapters at the beginning of such title and inserting the following: