9/11 Legacy Preservation Act of 2026

This bill would require the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to set up a program that collects video and audio recordings of personal histories from survivors of the September 11, 2001, attacks. The recordings would be cataloged and made available to the public through the Library's National Digital Library, and the program would also collect letters, diaries, and other written materials. The Center would start collecting recordings as soon as practicable, beginning with the oldest survivors, and could work with other government and private groups. The bill would let the Librarian of Congress accept donations into a separate gift account used only for this program, and it would authorize $250,000 for fiscal year 2026 and needed amounts in later years.

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Sponsors

• Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors