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S3705Enacted into Law

Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
Passed Both
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-01-27
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
Republican · NC · Senator
Votes with party: 73.6% (759 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000476

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)Original· 2026-01-27
  • Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Original· 2026-01-27
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Original· 2026-01-27

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Became Public Law No: 119-79.

2026-02-18

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

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.

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

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