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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 469
Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
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Introduced 2025-01-15Topic: governance ethicsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceSemiquincentennial 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.
Sponsors
- Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat sponsor
- 26 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | refer |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-02-26 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H855-856) | |
| 2025-02-26 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H855-856) | floor pass | |
| 2025-02-26 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 469. | |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H855-857) | |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | refer |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-01-15 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-15 | Introduced in House | introduce |