The Act may be cited as the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
To provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, and for other purposes, section 1, Sec. 1.
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The Act may be cited as the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 1 in the PDF
What the document says
“This Act may be cited as the ``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act''.”
The whole of section 1. It supplies a short name for citing the Act and does nothing else. The Act was approved on February 18, 2026, as Public Law 119-79.
What the document actually says
“This Act may be cited as the ``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This law has a short name. The name is the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act. Those are just words on a label.
What this is about
Laws get short names so people can talk about them. The short name does not change a rule. The long first word means the 250th year. The country turns 250 in 2026.
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Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, Public Law 119-79, sec. 1, 140 Stat. 748 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ79/html/PLAW-119publ79.htm
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“The Act may be cited as the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act,” Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, section 1, Sec. 1. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/semiquincentennial-congressional-time-capsule-act/proposal/sec01-short-title/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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