Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
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What this bill does
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 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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NJ District 12 · D-NJ
26 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - FL District 27 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - PA District 3 · D-PA
U.S. Representative - AL District 4 · R-AL
U.S. Representative - AZ District 6 · R-AZ
Member of Congress · D-NY
U.S. Representative - NC District 1 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - MO District 5 · D-MO
U.S. Representative - MI District 9 · R-MI
U.S. Representative - Pennsylvania District 13 · D-PA
U.S. Representative - NJ District 10 · D-NJ
U.S. Representative - TN District 3 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - NY District 11 · R-NY
+ 14 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 469 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. |
| Policy Area | Congress |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 15, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 27, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 26 · House vote — · — views |