S. 3705 · 119th Congress · enacted
Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
Became Public Law No: 119-79.
Latest official action 2026-02-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act This act requires the Architect of the Capitol to create a congressional time capsule in honor of the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence to be buried in the Capitol Visitor Center on or before July 4, 2026. The time capsule shall contain a joint letter from congressional leadership (the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate) and such other contents as they shall determine. The act directs the Architect of the Capitol to also install a plaque about the time capsule, subject to the approval of the Committee on House Administration of the House and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. The time capsule shall be sealed until July 4, 2276. On that date, the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader shall present the time capsule to the 244th Congress.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-02-18
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Thom Tillis
Senate · NC · Republican
$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Senate · NH · Democratic
-$12,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Alex Padilla
Senate · CA · Democratic
$177,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$15,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$11,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$10,000
FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$10,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$10,000
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND$10,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordU.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVE NATION PAC)$8,500
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $3,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$7,500
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$7,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$7,500
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$7,500
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC)$7,500
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordSHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)$7,500
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC$7,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordPINE GATE RENEWABLES, LLC POWER PAC$7,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordSOLAR FOR AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINACE PAC$7,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$6,000
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $2,500
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$6,000
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$6,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordMCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$6,000
NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC)$6,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordSUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC)$6,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$6,000
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)$5,500
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$5,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$5,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$5,000
Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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