H.R. 1945 · Where this bill is now
Passed both chambers
House: Passed Mar 3, 2026, by voice vote; Senate: Passed Sep 29, 2026, by unanimous consent
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryChurchill museum gets national historic landmark status
This bill designates America's National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri as a National Historic Landmark. The museum includes the Winston Churchill Memorial and the site where Churchill delivered his famous 1946 speech. The Department of the Interior would be able to work with public and private groups to help protect the site and create educational programs for visitors, and could offer financial and technical help to partners.
How it affects you
This mainly affects people interested in visiting or learning about the museum and Churchill's historic speech. The official summary doesn't describe direct effects on everyday Americans in other ways, though the designation recognizes the site's historical importance and could support its preservation and public access.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 6, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1945
AN ACT
America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Onder (R-MO-3) · Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 5 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 29, 2026: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 5 official versions.