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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§220302 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 2203— UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY › § 220302

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation has four main purposes. It must promote a broad, plain understanding of the Capitol’s founding, growth, and importance as a symbol of representative government; research and share the history of Congress and the Capitol; encourage informed patriotism by teaching about the Capitol as a living memorial to the Nation’s founders and the continuing principles shown by later leaders; and work with Congressional committees, the Library of Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and relevant executive agencies to carry out these goals.

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Title 36, §220302

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are—
(1)to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner an understanding by the American people of the founding, growth, and significance of the Capitol of the United States as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government;
(2)to undertake research into the history of the Congress and the Capitol and to promote discussion, publication, and dissemination of the results of this research;
(3)to foster and increase an informed patriotism among the citizens in the study of this living memorial to the founders of this Nation and the continuing thread of principles as exemplified by their successors; and
(4)to cooperate with the standing committees of Congress, the Library of Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and relevant departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the United States Government in carrying out the purposes of the corporation.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22030236:1203.Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L. 95–493, § 3, 92 Stat. 1643. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (3), the words “among the citizens” are substituted for “of the land” for clarity. In clause (4), the words “departments, agencies, and instrumentalities” are substituted for “departments and agencies” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 220302

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60