H.R. 9600

Summary

H.R. 9600, the Common Sense 250 Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jul 6, 2026 by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Federal Lands, and last saw action on Aug 26, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Record

Text

H.R. 9600 has 1 co-sponsor.

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  119TH CONGRESS
  2D SESSION
  H. R. 9600
  To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thomas Paine,
  America’s indispensable and unsung Founding Father.
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  JULY 6, 2026
  Mr. RASKIN (for himself and Mrs. SPARTZ) introduced the following bill;
  which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
  A BILL
  To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thom-
  as Paine, America’s indispensable and unsung Founding
  Father.
1Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
  2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3      SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Common Sense 250
  5 Act of 2026’’.
6      SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE
7WORK FOR THOMAS PAINE.
8Notwithstanding the requirements described in sec-
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  9 tion 8908(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code (commonly
  10 known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’)—
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1(1) the location of a commemorative work au-
2thorized by section 709 of division DD of the Con-
3solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (40 U.S.C. 8903
4note) within Area I, as depicted on the map entitled
5‘‘Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Envi-
6rons’’, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24,
72003, is approved; and
8(2) such commemorative work shall be located
9within such Area I.
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To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thomas Paine, America's indispensable and unsung Founding Father.

Sponsors

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) sponsors H.R. 9600, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Jamie Raskin

Rep. · D–MD-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 6, 2026

Victoria Spartz

Rep. · R–IN-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 6, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9600 went before 2 committees: Federal Lands Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 2, 2026 · 34 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jul 6, 2026 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9600 has taken 4 actions since Jul 6, 2026, the latest on Sep 2, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9600 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9600 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Common Sense 250 Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Common Sense 250 Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To approve the location of a commemorative work for Thomas Paine, America's indispensable and unsung Founding Father. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 9600 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Accounting, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Constitution, Health Issues, Religion.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9600 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9600’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9600, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 111 (Monday, July 6, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RASKIN:H.R. 9600.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4375]

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