Bill · 119th Congress
S. 675
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act
- 01 Introduced
- 02 Committee
- 03 Passed Senate
- 04 Passed House
- 05 To President
- 06 Law
Latest action · Oct 29, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 763.
What this bill does
Overview
This bill would provide federal help for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library planned for Medora, North Dakota. It would let the Secretary of the Interior give the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation up to $50 million in total grants, if Congress approves the money in spending bills, to set up the library as a place to preserve and share materials about Roosevelt's life and offer educational programs. No grant could be made until the Foundation shows it has received at least $100 million from the State of North Dakota or other non-federal sources, and grant money could not be used to run or maintain the library. Within 180 days of the bill becoming law, the Interior Department, including the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, could agree to lend the Foundation historic and museum items free of charge, especially items not on public display. The library would be run outside the federal government, and federal agencies would have no role in its operation unless its operator asks.
Supporters say
The bill would honor Theodore Roosevelt's legacy and let the public see federal artifacts not currently on display, while requiring state and private sources to put in at least twice as much money as federal grants.
Critics say
Although the bill has drawn little organized opposition, taxpayer money should not go toward a library that will be run outside the federal government when the budget faces other needs.
How Congress voted
No recorded votes yet. Many bills pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, where no one's individual vote is written down.
Timeline
- Oct 29, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 763.
- Oct 29, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-866.
- Sep 15, 2026Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 15, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 15, 2026Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Sep 2, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Aug 27, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Aug 27, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jun 23, 2026Held at the desk.
- Jun 23, 2026Received in the House.
- Jun 23, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 22, 2026Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2981-2982)
- Jun 22, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 22, 2026Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2981-2984)
- Jun 22, 2026Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 20, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Feb 20, 2025Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
2 members
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Kevin CramerR-ND
Details
Related bills
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