HR 469 · in committee · symbolic
Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill requires creation of a time capsule to be buried at the Capitol by July 4, 2026.
- Congressional leaders will decide what goes in the capsule, which will remain sealed for 250 years.
- No appropriation amount specified; the Architect of the Capitol will oversee the project.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What criteria should Congress use to decide which current objects, documents, or artifacts represent America in 2026 for people opening the capsule in 2276?
- 02
Who should bear the cost of designing, building, and maintaining this time capsule for 250 years, and how much is reasonable to spend?
- 03
How might the contents chosen by today's Congressional leaders reflect their particular perspectives rather than a balanced view of contemporary American life?
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Sponsor · D-NJ-12
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
26/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-27
Joining the bill
Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL-4 · original
Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27 · original
Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5
Lisa C. McClain
R-MI-9
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Juan Ciscomani
R-AZ-6
Ritchie Torres
D-NY-15
Brendan F. Boyle
D-PA-2
Chrissy Houlahan
D-PA-6
Nicole Malliotakis
R-NY-11
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
R-TN-3
+ 14 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-27 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
2025-02-26 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-02-26 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H855-856)
2025-02-26 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H855-856)
2025-02-26 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 469.
2025-02-26 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H855-857)
2025-02-26 · house · Floor
Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-01-16 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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