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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. ADER-
HOLT, 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 Admin-
istration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion 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 Illi-
nois, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. KIM of New Jer-
sey, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. OWENS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. POR-
TER, 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. JOHN-
SON 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Semiquincentennial 
Congressional Time Capsule Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAP-
SULE. 
(a) CREATION BY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.— 
The Architect of the Capitol shall create a Congressional 
time capsule, to be known as the ‘‘Semiquincentennial 
Congressional Time Capsule’’ (in this Act referred to as 
the ‘‘Time Capsule’’). 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) DETERMINATION BY CONGRESSIONAL LEAD-
ERSHIP.—The Office of the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Office of the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives, Office of the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, and Office of the Minority 
Leader of the Senate shall jointly determine the con-
tents of the Time Capsule, taking into account the 
requirements of paragraph (2). 
(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The contents of the 
Time Capsule shall include— 
(A) a representative portion of all books, 
manuscripts, 
miscellaneous 
printed 
matter, 
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memorabilia, relics, and other materials relating 
to the United States Semiquincentennial; 
(B) copies or representations of important 
legislative and institutional milestones of Con-
gress during the time before the Time Capsule 
is buried; 
(C) a message from Congress to the future 
Congress when the Time Capsule will be 
opened; and 
(D) such other content as the offices de-
scribed in paragraph (1) consider appropriate. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the offices described in paragraph (1) may 
consult with the Architect of the Capitol, the Sec-
retary of the Smithsonian Institution, and such 
other entities of the Federal Government as the of-
fices consider appropriate. 
(c) DUTIES OF ARCHITECT.—The Architect of the 
Capitol shall— 
(1) prepare the Time Capsule to be sealed and 
buried on the West Lawn of the Capitol, at a loca-
tion specified by the Architect, on or before July 
4th, 2026, at a time which would permit individuals 
attending this event to also attend the burial of a 
time capsule in Independence Mall in Philadelphia, 
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Pennsylvania, under section 7(f)(1) of the United 
States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 
(36 U.S.C. 101 note prec.); and 
(2) install a plaque to provide such information 
about the Time Capsule as the Architect considers 
appropriate. 
(d) UNSEALING.—The Time Capsule shall be sealed 
until July 4th, 2276, on which date the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives shall present the Time Capsule 
to the 244th Congress, and such Congress shall determine 
how the contents within should be preserved or used. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act, and any amounts so ap-
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 
capsule 
in 
commemoration 
of 
the 
semiquincentennial of the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 19, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration 
NOVEMBER 19, 2024 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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