3.0.0 3705 2026-07-17T18:37:09Z 2026-07-18T21:49:25Z Senate S S 2026-01-27 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3705 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act 119 6243 HR 2025-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2026-02-18 Became Public Law No: 119-79. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-18 Became Public Law No: 119-79. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-18 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-18 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-12 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2026-02-12 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-09 15:11:39 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-02-09 15:11:37 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2046-2047) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-02-09 15:11:37 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2046-2047) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-09 15:00:56 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3705. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-02-09 15:00:52 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2046-2048) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-02-09 15:00:35 Mrs. Bice moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-02-02 09:10:05 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2026-02-02 09:03:54 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2026-01-27 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S298; text: CR S298) Floor 2026-01-27 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2026-01-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Chuck Grassley R IA 2026-01-27 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2026-01-27 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2026-01-27 True Public Law 119-79 Congress Congressional leadership 2026-02-02T18:19:52Z Historical and cultural resources 2026-02-02T18:19:52Z U.S. Capitol 2026-02-02T18:19:52Z U.S. history 2026-02-02T18:19:52Z Congress 2026-02-02T14:27:26Z 55 2026-01-27 Passed Senate 2026-02-05T20:16:06Z Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

This bill requires the Architect of the Capitol to create a congressional time capsule in honor of the 250th 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 and such other contents as they shall determine. The time capsule shall be sealed until July 4, 2276. 

]]> 49 2026-02-18 Public Law 2026-06-29T19:10:20Z Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

This act requires the Architect of the Capitol to create a congressional time capsule in honor of the 250th 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. 

]]> Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text 147 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act 2026-02-12T05:53:28Z J Joint Enrolled Bill ENR Display Title 45 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act 2026-01-28T12:08:21Z Short Title(s) as Passed Senate 105 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act 2026-01-28T12:08:20Z S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, and for other purposes. 2026-01-28T11:56:22Z Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3705enr/uslm/BILLS-119s3705enr.xml United States Legislative Markup https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3705enr/xml/BILLS-119s3705enr.xml Engrossed in Senate 2026-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3705es/xml/BILLS-119s3705es.xml Considered and Passed Senate 2026-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3705cps/xml/BILLS-119s3705cps.xml 2026-02-19T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ79/uslm/PLAW-119publ79.xml United States Legislative Markup Public Law 2026-02-18 Became Public Law No: 119-79. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.