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Union Calendar No. 626 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6394 

[Report No. 118–755, Part I] 

To provide for the creation of a Congressional time capsule in commemoration 

of the semiquincentennial of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2023 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. EVANS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. 

TRAHAN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. DAVIS of North 

Carolina, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, and Mr. LAWLER) introduced 

the following bill; which was 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 

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. BISHOP

of Georgia, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. MILLER

of West Virginia, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. OWENS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PORTER, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. CARSON, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. CHU, Mr. 

TRONE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. 

SCANLON, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MOLINARO, Ms. 

STEFANIK, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 

CISCOMANI, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NORCROSS, and Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina 

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration 


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NOVEMBER 19, 2024 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

A BILL 

To provide for the creation of a Congressional time capsule 

in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the 

United States, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Semiquincentennial 

5 Congressional Time Capsule Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAP7 SULE. 

8 (a) CREATION BY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.— 

9 The Architect of the Capitol shall create a Congressional 

10 time capsule, to be known as the ‘‘Semiquincentennial 

11 Congressional Time Capsule’’ (in this Act referred to as 

12 the ‘‘Time Capsule’’). 

13 (b) CONTENTS.— 

14 (1) DETERMINATION BY CONGRESSIONAL LEAD15 ERSHIP.—The Office of the Speaker of the House of 

16 Representatives, Office of the Minority Leader of the 

17 House of Representatives, Office of the Majority 

18 Leader of the Senate, and Office of the Minority 

19 Leader of the Senate shall jointly determine the con20 tents of the Time Capsule, taking into account the 

21 requirements of paragraph (2). 

22 (2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The contents of the 

23 Time Capsule shall include— 

24 (A) a representative portion of all books, 

25 manuscripts, miscellaneous printed matter, 


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1 memorabilia, relics, and other materials relating 

2 to the United States Semiquincentennial; 

3 (B) copies or representations of important 

4 legislative and institutional milestones of Con5 gress during the time before the Time Capsule 

6 is buried; 

7 (C) a message from Congress to the future 

8 Congress when the Time Capsule will be 

9 opened; and 

10 (D) such other content as the offices de11 scribed in paragraph (1) consider appropriate. 

12 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub13 section, the offices described in paragraph (1) may 

14 consult with the Architect of the Capitol, the Sec15 retary of the Smithsonian Institution, and such 

16 other entities of the Federal Government as the of17 fices consider appropriate. 

18 (c) DUTIES OF ARCHITECT.—The Architect of the 

19 Capitol shall— 

20 (1) prepare the Time Capsule to be sealed and 

21 buried on the West Lawn of the Capitol, at a loca22 tion specified by the Architect, on or before July 

23 4th, 2026, at a time which would permit individuals 

24 attending this event to also attend the burial of a 

25 time capsule in Independence Mall in Philadelphia, 


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1 Pennsylvania, under section 7(f)(1) of the United 

2 States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 

3 (36 U.S.C. 101 note prec.); and 

4 (2) install a plaque to provide such information 

5 about the Time Capsule as the Architect considers 

6 appropriate. 

7 (d) UNSEALING.—The Time Capsule shall be sealed 

8 until July 4th, 2276, on which date the Speaker of the 

9 House of Representatives shall present the Time Capsule 

10 to the 244th Congress, and such Congress shall determine 

11 how the contents within should be preserved or used. 

12 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

14 necessary to carry out this Act, and any amounts so ap15 propriated shall remain available until expended. 


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Union Calendar No. 626 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6394 

[Report No. 118–755, Part I] 

A BILL 

To provide for the creation of a Congressional time 

other purposes. semiquincentennial of the United States, and for capsule in commemoration of the 

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration 

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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