Bill Details
S.675 - 119th Congress
Status
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2026-06-23 - Held at the desk.
Introduced Date
2025-02-20
Policy Area
Arts, Culture, Religion
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This bill would let the federal government help support the creation of a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. It allows the Secretary of the Interior to give grants to the nonprofit foundation building the library, but only after the foundation shows it has already raised a large amount of money from North Dakota or other non-federal sources. The money from the federal government can help the library preserve materials about Theodore Roosevelt and provide educational exhibits and programs, but it cannot be used to run or maintain the library once it is open. The bill also allows federal agencies to lend artifacts and objects that relate to Theodore Roosevelt, especially items that are not normally on public display. The federal government would not operate the library itself.
- The federal grant limit is $50 million total, and it can only be paid if Congress has approved the funding in advance.
- Before any grant is given, the foundation must show it has received at least $100 million from North Dakota or from non-federal donors.
- The grant money may be used to build out the library’s educational and historical work, but not for day-to-day operations or upkeep.
- The Secretary of the Interior may arrange loans of museum items from federal agencies, such as the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for preservation and display at the library.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 675 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 675
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt
Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Theodore Roosevelt Presidential
Library Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Theodore
Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation.
(2) Library.--The term ``Library'' means the Theodore
Roosevelt Presidential Library to be located in Medora, North
Dakota.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISHMENT OF THE THEODORE
ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY.
(a) Grants.--
(1) Authorization.--To the extent provided in advance in
appropriations Acts and subject to paragraphs (2) through (4),
the Secretary may provide to the Foundation grants in an amount
not to exceed a total of $50,000,000 for the establishment of
the Library--
(A) to preserve and make available to the public
materials relating to the life of President Theodore
Roosevelt; and
(B) to provide interpretive and educational
services that communicate the meaning of the life of
Theodore Roosevelt.
(2) Matching requirement.--The Secretary may not provide a
grant under paragraph (1) until the date on which the
Foundation certifies to the Secretary that the Foundation has
received an amount equal to not less than $100,000,000 from
funds for the Library--
(A) contributed by the State of North Dakota; or
(B) raised from non-Federal sources during the
period beginning on the date on which the Foundation
was established and ending on the date of the
certification.
(3) Prohibition on use of funds.--Grant funds provided
under this subsection may not be used for the maintenance or
operation of the Library.
(4) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection requires an
increase in the applicable suballocation made pursuant to
section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 633(b)).
(b) Federal Artifacts and Objects Relating to Theodore Roosevelt.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary may enter into 1 or more agreements with the Foundation to
provide for a loan to the Foundation from Federal agencies under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary (including the National
Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service) of
historic, educational, artistic, natural, and other museum artifacts
and objects, particularly artifacts and objects that are not on display
to the public, without monetary consideration, subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the
preservation and exhibition of the artifacts and objects loaned to the
Foundation.
(c) Non-Federal Operation.--The Secretary or any other Federal
entity shall have no involvement in the operation of the Library,
except at the request of the non-Federal entity responsible for the
operation of the Library in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations).
Passed the Senate June 22, 2026.
Attest:
Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 675
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt
Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.