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S. 3705: Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-27 · Congress · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-79.

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Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

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Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act This act requires the Architect of the Capitol to create a congressional time capsule in honor of the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence to be buried in the Capitol Visitor Center on or before July 4, 2026. The time capsule shall contain a joint letter from congressional leadership (the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate) and such other contents as they shall determine. The act directs the Architect of the Capitol to also install a plaque about the time capsule, subject to the approval of the Committee on House Administration of the House and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. The time capsule shall be sealed until July 4, 2276. On that date, the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader shall present the time capsule to the 244th Congress.

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Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · 3 cosponsors

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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Alex Padilla (D-CA)

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Record fed-us-cong119-s3705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills