Creates a time capsule to mark America's 250th birthday, to be opened in 2276.
This bill would create a special time capsule to celebrate America's 250th anniversary in 2026. Congressional leaders would decide what goes inside, which would then be buried in the Capitol Visitor Center. It would stay sealed until July 4th, 2276, for a future Congress to open.
Today, there is no official congressional time capsule planned for the U.S. 250th anniversary. This bill would create one, setting rules for its contents, size, and burial in the Capitol Visitor Center by July 4th, 2026. It would then be sealed for 250 years, to be opened by a future Congress on July 4th, 2276.
S 3705 · 119th Congress · January 27, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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