HR 1945
Passed a chamber
Designates the America's National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, as a National Historic Landmark and directs the Interior Department to study whether it should become a National Park System unit.
Official title: America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
06-MAR-2025
Referred
06-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
11-FEB-2026
Reported
24-FEB-2026
On the calendar
24-FEB-2026
Passed
03-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
04-MAR-2026
Passed
29-SEP-2026
- Names the America's National Churchill Museum, including the Winston Churchill Memorial, as the America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark.
- Allows the Interior Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements and provide technical and financial assistance to protect the landmark and offer public educational programs.
- States that the designation does not restrict property owners, including Westminster College, or change how the state, city, or college administer the site.
- Requires the Interior Secretary to study the landmark's national significance and alternatives to National Park System designation, then report to Congress within 3 years of funds being made available.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (06-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 03-MAR-2026).
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2 Republicans
1 Democrat