# 119-hr-469: Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act

119-hr-469, Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-469
- Congress: 119
- Title: Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a commemorative Congressional time capsule to mark the United States' semiquincentennial.** It would direct the Architect of the Capitol to prepare, seal, and bury the capsule on the Capitol west lawn by July 4, 2026 and install an informational plaque, require the Speaker, House Minority Leader, Senate Majority Leader, and Senate Minority Leader to jointly select contents that include representative books and memorabilia related to the semiquincentennial, copies or representations of key congressional milestones up to burial, and a message from Congress to the future Congress, allow consultation with the Architect and the Smithsonian, and keep the capsule sealed until July 4, 2276 when the Speaker would present it to the 244th Congress.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-469 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/469)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-469 (as of 2026-09-21).