H.R. 1945 · 119th Congress

America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

Introduced on Mar 6, 2025 by Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3). 3 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 29, 2026): Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Mar 6, 2025
Cosponsors
3
1 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To designate the America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Missouri
  • Monuments and memorials
  • World history

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 6, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Robert F. Onder, Jr.R-MO-3Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 6, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 6, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jul 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  5. Jul 16, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  7. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Feb 24, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-517.
  10. Feb 24, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-517.
  11. Feb 24, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 442.
  12. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2356-2357)
  14. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1945.
  15. Mar 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)
  16. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)
  17. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Mar 4, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  19. Sep 29, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)
  20. Sep 29, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.