# 119-hr-10131: National Archives Protection Act

119-hr-10131, National Archives Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10131
- As of: 2026-10-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10131
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Archives Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Protects public access by stopping closures and long relocations of existing federal records centers.** This bill would prohibit the Archivist from closing or imposing unreasonable restrictions on public access to any records center or archive facility established before enactment. It would also forbid reconstruction, conversion, or rehabilitation that would require moving records for more than 180 days.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect access to existing federal archives: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would prohibit the Archivist from closing any records center or archive facility opened before enactment. The Archivist would also be barred from imposing unreasonable limits on public access to those facilities. The bill would ban rebuilding, conversion, or rehabilitation tha…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10131 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10131)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10131 (as of 2026-10-30).