H.R. 1945 Passed both chambers Public Lands and Natural Resources

America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

To designate the America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] Introduced March 6, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (2 R, 1 D) Latest action September 29, 2026

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Sep 29, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)
  2. Mar 4, 2026 Received in the Senate, read twice.
  3. Mar 3, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Mar 3, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)
  5. Mar 3, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1945.
  6. Mar 3, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2356-2357)
  7. Mar 3, 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 442.
  9. Feb 24, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-517.
  10. Feb 11, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Feb 11, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

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