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H.R. 1945 119th Congress House

America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

Official title: To designate the America’s National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2025 Introduced by: Robert F. Onder, Jr. Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 29, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)
Sep 29, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)
Mar 4, 2026
Received in the Senate.
Mar 4, 2026
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Mar 3, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)
Mar 3, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)
Mar 3, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 3, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1945.
Mar 3, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2356-2357)
Mar 3, 2026
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 24, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-517.
Feb 24, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 442.
Feb 11, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 11, 2026
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Feb 11, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 16, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jul 9, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in House
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America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

This bill designates the America’s National Churchill Museum, including the Winston Churchill Memorial, located at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, as the America’s National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark. (Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave a speech titled The Sinews of Peace, also widely known as the Iron Curtain Speech, at the college in 1946.)

The bill permits the Department of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities for the purposes of protecting historic resources at the landmark and providing educational and interpretive facilities for the public. Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to partner entities. 

The bill also directs Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the national significance of the landmark and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. The study must consider alternatives to that designation for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the landmark, and must include cost estimates associated with identified alternatives.

 Hearings & markups 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 9, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 9, 2025
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Dec 1, 2025
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