America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

Sponsored byRep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3]MO· Introduced 6 March 2025

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Received in the Senate.

4 March 2026·4 months ago

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Introduced in House · Updated 26 February 2026

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.

Timeline

18 actions

Received in the Senate.
4 March 2026 · IntroReferral
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2356-2357)
3 March 2026 · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1945.
3 March 2026 · Floor
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
3 March 2026 · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3 March 2026 · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)
3 March 2026 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)
3 March 2026 · Floor
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 442.
24 February 2026 · Calendars
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-517.
24 February 2026 · Committee
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-517.
24 February 2026 · Committee
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
11 February 2026 · Committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
11 February 2026 · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
11 February 2026 · Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
16 July 2025 · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
9 July 2025 · Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

3 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3]MO

Cosponsors

Democrat133%
Republican267%

Republican:Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]NE
Democrat:Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CO
Republican:Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]PA

Classification

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Public Lands and Natural Resources

Legislative subjects

Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasMissouriMonuments and memorialsWorld history

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Natural Resources Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To6 Mar 2025
- Discharged from11 Feb 2026
- Markup By11 Feb 2026
- Reported By24 Feb 2026
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
  - Referred to9 Jul 2025
  - Hearings By (subcommittee)16 Jul 2025

Reports

H. Rept. 119-517

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