The Architect of the Capitol is to create the Time Capsule
To provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The Architect of the Capitol is to create the Time Capsule
The document says “shall”Who acts: Architect of the CapitolHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Architect of the Capitol shall create a congressional time capsule, to be known as the ``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule''”
Section 2(a) directs the Architect of the Capitol to create a congressional time capsule and names it the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule. The rest of the Act refers to it as the Time Capsule.
What the document actually says
“The Architect of the Capitol shall create a congressional time capsule, to be known as the ``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule''”
That sentence, in plain words
The Architect of the Capitol must make a time capsule. The box gets a long name. The rest of the law just calls it the Time Capsule.
What this is about
The Architect of the Capitol is an officer. That officer takes care of the Capitol and its grounds. A time capsule is a box. It holds things saved for people far in the future.
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Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, Public Law 119-79, sec. 2, 140 Stat. 748 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ79/html/PLAW-119publ79.htm
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“The Architect of the Capitol is to create the Time Capsule,” Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/semiquincentennial-congressional-time-capsule-act/proposal/sec02-architect-creates-capsule/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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