In honor of America’s 250th birthday, Congress wants to bury a time capsule at the Capitol grounds to preserve this moment in history for a distant generation.
Under the bipartisan Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, which passed the House unanimously by a voice vote on Wednesday, an often-divided Congress would have to decide which mementos best represent America in 2026, led by President Donald Trump.
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