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119-s-5632119th Congress

National Archives Protection Act

Sponsored By: Senator Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Introduced

Summary

Protects public access to Federal records centers established before this bill's enactment. This bill would amend 44 U.S.C. 2907 to bar the Archivist from closing or imposing unreasonable access limits on any records center or archive facility created before enactment. It would also forbid reconstructing, converting, or rehabilitating those facilities if the work would require relocating records for more than 180 days, and it applies only to centers established before enactment.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protect public access to archives

If enacted, the bill would prohibit the Archivist of the United States from closing any Federal records center or archive facility established before enactment. It would also stop the Archivist from imposing unreasonable restrictions on public access to those covered facilities. The bill would bar rebuilding, converting, or repairing a covered facility if doing so required moving records for more than 180 days. These limits would apply only to facilities established before enactment, and the bill does not provide funding or specific enforcement tools.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2026

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2026

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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