National Mall semiquincentennial displays resolution
Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
Signed into law Dec 2, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
What this law does
- Asks the Interior Department to allow U.S. 250th anniversary displays, artifacts, and film around the National Mall from December 31, 2025, to January 5, 2026.
Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.
How it became law
- IntroducedNov 4, 2025 · House
- 14 daysPassed HouseNov 18, 2025
- 2 daysPassed SenateNov 20, 2025
- 1 dayPresented to the PresidentNov 21, 2025
- 11 daysSigned into lawDec 2, 2025
Official summary
This joint resolution requests the Department of the Interior to authorize the display of U.S. semiquincentennial materials and other significant artifacts, digital content, film footage, and associated audio and imagery in and around the vicinity of the National Mall during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 2, 2025).
Who wrote it
Sponsor: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans. 3 signed on the day it was introduced.
Show all cosponsors
| Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] | Nov 4, 2025 | Original cosponsor |
| Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] | Nov 4, 2025 | Original cosponsor |
| Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] | Nov 4, 2025 | Original cosponsor |
Recorded votes
No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.
What was added
Amendments adopted (0)
No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.
Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in House) (0)
None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in House).
What was removed
Sections in the first version (Introduced in House) that did not make it into the law (0)
None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in House) remains in the law.
Compared by section heading between the Introduced in House text (Nov 4, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.
Proposed but not adopted
No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.
Full action history
Show all 20 official actions
| Dec 2, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-46. |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-46. |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8399) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Received in the Senate, read twice. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4758-4759) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4758-4759) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4757-4758) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Mr. Gosar asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.