Any other item the four offices jointly find appropriate may be included
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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Any other item the four offices jointly find appropriate may be included
The document says “shall”Who acts: Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Office of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate, Office of the Minority Leader of the SenateHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“any other item that the offices described in paragraph (1) jointly determine appropriate”
Section 2(b)(2)(A)(ii) leaves the rest of the contents open. Beyond the joint letter, the Act names no item, and anything the four offices jointly determine appropriate may go in, subject to the material limits in section 2(b)(2)(B).
What the document actually says
“any other item that the offices described in paragraph (1) jointly determine appropriate”
That sentence, in plain words
Other things can go in the box too. The four offices have to agree on each one.
What this is about
The law names only the letter. Everything else is left to the leaders. The rules about safe stuff still apply to each item.
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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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“Any other item the four offices jointly find appropriate may be included,” Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/semiquincentennial-congressional-time-capsule-act/proposal/sec02-other-items/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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