A joint resolution requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
Sponsored By: Senator Shelley Capito
Introduced
Summary
Authorizes one-time semiquincentennial displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument. The resolution would ask the Secretary of the Interior to permit public exhibits, artifacts, film footage, and projected digital content on and around the Mall from December 31, 2025 through January 5, 2026, including projections onto the Washington Monument for five nights.
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- Families and visitors: Would gain access to outdoor exhibits and nightly projections on the Washington Monument during the New Year to January 5 period, drawing large holiday crowds.
- Semiquincentennial planners: Would be able to place semiquincentennial materials, significant artifacts, and multimedia programs as part of nationwide 250th anniversary commemorations.
- Interior officials: Would be authorized to create unique, one-time arrangements and permissions for displays and projections on the Mall and Monument for that specific period.
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Special displays for Mall visitors
This bill would ask the Interior Secretary to allow special, one-time displays on the National Mall. The shows could include semiquincentennial artifacts, film, digital content, audio, and images. They could be projected onto the Washington Monument for five nights from December 31, 2025 through January 5, 2026. The resolution does not appropriate funds and is a request, not a binding order. The Secretary of the Senate would be asked to send copies to the Interior Secretary and the Commission chair.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
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