The Architect is to prepare the capsule for burial in the Capitol Visitor Center by July 4, 2026
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 is to prepare the capsule for burial in the Capitol Visitor Center by July 4, 2026
The document says “shall”Who acts: Architect of the CapitolHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“prepare the Time Capsule to be sealed and buried in the Capitol Visitor Center, at a location specified by the Architect, with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, on or before July 4th, 2026”
Section 2(c)(1) directs the Architect of the Capitol to prepare the Time Capsule for sealing and burial in the Capitol Visitor Center, on or before July 4, 2026. The Architect specifies the location, subject to approval by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration.
What the document actually says
“prepare the Time Capsule to be sealed and buried in the Capitol Visitor Center, at a location specified by the Architect, with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, on or before July 4th, 2026”
That sentence, in plain words
The Architect must get the box ready to be closed up and buried. It goes in the Capitol Visitor Center. Two committees must agree on the spot. It has to happen by July 4, 2026.
What this is about
The Capitol Visitor Center sits under the east lawn. July 4, 2026 is the 250th birthday of the country. The law was signed in February of that year.
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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 is to prepare the capsule for burial in the Capitol Visitor Center by July 4, 2026,” Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/semiquincentennial-congressional-time-capsule-act/proposal/sec02-seal-and-bury/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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