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4 statements about National Symbols from 4 members since Jan 3, 2025.

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Statements about National Symbols, last 12 weeks

DemRep● = 1 statement

Statements per week mentioning National Symbols, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026.

Most active on National Symbols · Aug 17 – Nov 6

  1. 1RErin HouchinIN-091
  2. 2RLaurel M. LeeFL-151
  3. 3DJamie RaskinMD-081

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  1. RErin HouchinIN-09 · House

    House floor

    Official

    National Fossil Act of 2026

    Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the National Fossil Act, a bipartisan bill I introduced with my colleague from Michigan, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. This bill was brought to us by a renowned geologist from Hanover College within my district, Dr. Stan Totten. This has been a passion project of…

  2. RLaurel M. LeeFL-15 · House

    House floor

    Official

    National Fossil Act of 2026

    Mr. Speaker, H.R. 9191 continues the tradition of Congress designating certain plants and animals with significant connection to the United States as national symbols. Most recently, Congress designated the bald eagle as the national bird in 2024. The bill before us today would designate the…

  3. DJamie RaskinMD-08 · House

    House floor

    Official

    National Fossil Act of 2026

    I rise in strong support of this legislation and am delighted to work on it with my colleague, Ms. Lee of Florida. H.R. 9191, the National Fossil Act, would designate the American mastodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephant, as our national fossil mammal. It would also designate the famous…

  4. RSteve DainesMT · Senate

    Press release

    Official

    Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesNational Symbols

    RWomack

    ICYMI: SEN. STEVE DAINES AND REP. STEVE WOMACK: Congress Should Be Able To Ban Flag Burning

    Daines co-authored op-ed supporting constitutional amendment to ban flag burning.

Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to National Symbols by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.