Bill stops the National Archives from closing record centers.
H.R. 10131 — National Archives Protection Act · Filed by Kevin Mullin (D-CA) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill says the National Archivist cannot close any records center or archive that exists now. The Archivist cannot move records for more than 180 days to fix a building. The bill keeps the current network of places where people can see records and archives.
Who it affects
Citizens can keep using records centers and archives where they are now. The National Archivist must follow these rules.
One thing to notice
The bill may make it hard to fix old buildings or combine centers. Any work that moves records for longer than 180 days is banned.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.
- Aug 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- National Archivist — The person who runs the National Archives and manages government records.
- records center — A building where the government stores and keeps important papers.
- archive — A place that stores old documents so people can look at them.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (645 characters) on Aug 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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