House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026
Official title: To authorize Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Shomari Figures D-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9849.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FIGURES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 120, July 22, 2026, Page H5177):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9849, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9849
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
52 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 34 Democrats
18 of 52 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Clay Fuller (R-GA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Shomari Figures.
- H.R. 3962 (119th) ESTUARIES Act
- H.R. 6006 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee…
- H.R. 6635 (119th) Bus Operator Safety and Security Act
- H.Res. 1086 (119th) Recognizing the historical significance of the Clotilda, condemning the United States role in the Atlantic slave trade, and acknowledging…
- H.R. 5849 (119th) USCP Act
- H.R. 5850 (119th) GRAD Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.