Churchill Museum gets historic landmark status, federal study ordered.
H.R. 1945 — America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act · Filed by Robert Onder (R-MO) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · Passed both chambers
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What it does
The bill names America's National Churchill Museum a National Historic Landmark. It is at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The Secretary of the Interior must study it within three years. The study will check if it should join the National Park System. The museum can get federal help with saving and teaching about it. The landmark status does not limit how the owner uses the land.
Who it affects
People may gain access to saved historic sites and learning at the museum. Westminster College, which owns the museum, may get federal help. The bill costs people nothing but makes no firm promises about saving the site or public access.
One thing to notice
The federal government must pay for a study but has not promised money for actual saving work. Westminster College keeps full control of the land and can decide whether to take federal help.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Mar 6, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 6, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Jul 16, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2356)”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Sep 29, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- National Historic Landmark — A building or place the federal government recognizes as important to American history.
- National Park System — Federal parks and historic sites owned and run by the government for public use.
- Secretary of the Interior — The federal official in charge of public lands, parks, and historic sites.
- federal help — Expert advice and money the government offers to help save old buildings.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,551 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,938 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 2026-11-05.
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