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Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

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In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-15
Introduced
26
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (603 recorded votes)

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

2025-02-27

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Plain-English Summary

Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act This bill 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 on the west lawn of the Capitol on or before July 4, 2026. Congressional leadership will determine the contents of the time capsule, and the time capsule shall be sealed until July 4, 2276.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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