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Senate bill · S. 3705 (119th Congress)

Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

U.S. Senate

Latest action Feb 18, 2026

Sponsor: Thom Tillis (U.S. Senator for North Carolina, Republican)

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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.

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Where it stands

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  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

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Full history

  1. Feb 18, 2026

    Enacted

    Became Public Law No: 119-79.

    U.S. Senate

  2. Feb 18, 2026

    Enacted

    Became Public Law No: 119-79.

  3. Feb 18, 2026

    Signed

    Signed by President.

    President

  4. Feb 12, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    Presented to President.

    President

  5. Feb 9, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H2046-2048)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2046-2048)

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  1. Feb 9, 2026

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on S. 3705.

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3705.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Feb 9, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Feb 9, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2046-2047)

    U.S. House of Representatives

  4. Feb 2, 2026

    Held at the desk.

  5. Feb 2, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    Received in the House.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  6. Jan 27, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S298; text: CR S298)

    U.S. Senate

  7. Jan 27, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

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