U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9600: Common Sense 250 Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thomas Paine, America's indispensable and unsung Founding Father.
What the bill says
To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thomas Paine, America's indispensable and unsung Founding Father.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thomas Paine, America's indispensable and unsung Founding Father. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Common Sense 250 Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Approval of location of commemorative work for Thomas Paine Notwithstanding the requirements described in section 8908(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act )-- (1) the location of a commemorative work authorized by section 709 of division DD of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) within Area I, as depicted on the map entitled Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs , numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, is approved; and (2) such commemorative work shall be located within such Area I. October 29, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Sponsors
- Jamie Raskin (D, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- Victoria Spartz (R, HD-005)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 757.
- : Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-860.
- : Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Monuments and memorials, Public Lands and Natural Resources, District of Columbia
Common questions
- What is HB9600?
- HB9600 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Common Sense 250 Act of 2026.
- What does HB9600 do?
- In its own words: To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thomas Paine, America's indispensable and unsung Founding Father.
- What is the status of HB9600?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 757. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9600?
- Jamie Raskin (D, HD-008), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB9600?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9600
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