Congress·In Committee·H.Res. 890

Expressing support for the designation of November 19, 2025, as "National GIS Day".

National GIS Day Recognition

Nov 18, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. It is actively moving forward as it was recently introduced and referred to the committee. There are no other scheduled actions at this time.

Legislative Progress

House

Senate

President

Law

Very likely to pass

This is a non-controversial resolution with support from both parties. These types of ceremonial recognitions usually pass without any opposition.

Key Points

This resolution asks the House of Representatives to officially recognize November 19, 2025, as National GIS Day. It highlights how mapping technology helps the government and businesses make better decisions.
Mapping technology is used to share digital data across the country. It helps people solve local and global problems by looking at information from the past and present to predict what might happen in the future.
The resolution also points out that these tools are important for students learning science and math. It encourages schools and businesses to keep using this technology to help the economy grow and create jobs.

Impact Analysis

Govbase has not yet run an impact analysis on this legislation.

Milestones

1 milestone2 actions

Nov 18, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Nov 18, 2025

Submitted in House

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Expressing support for the designation of November 19, 2025, as "National GIS Day".

Bill NumberHRES 890

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Data Sources

Congress.gov

Official legislative information

Read Full Bill Text

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)

R: 1

Analysis generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.