S5632Referred to Committee

National Archives Protection Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-09-30
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Richard J. Durbin
Richard J. Durbin
Democrat · IL · Senator
Votes with party: 80.4% (890 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S5264)

2026-09-30

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5632 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5632 To amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the closure of Federal records centers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30, 2026 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the closure of Federal records centers, and for other purposes. 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 ``National Archives Protection Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING THE CLOSURE OF FEDERAL RECORDS CENTERS. Section 2907 of title 44, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting the following: ``(a) In General.--The''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(b) Prohibition.--The Archivist may not-- ``(1) close or impose unreasonable restrictions on public access to any record center or archive facility established before the date of enactment of this subsection; or ``(2) reconstruct, convert, or rehabilitate any such center or facility if doing so would require the relocation of records for more than 180 days.''. <all>
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