To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.

HR1834 was introduced by Rep. McGovern on March 4, 2025, and after being read the second time on February 10, 2026, placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar. The bill's sole operative provision is the creation of a 'Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule' to be buried on the West Lawn of the Capitol before July 4, 2026. There is no authorized funding, no regulatory change, no procurement mandate, and no tax provision. The bill's title is aspirational; the actual text does not address gridlock.

The money trail is zero: the bill does not appropriate or authorize any funds. The Architect of the Capitol is directed to create the capsule using existing resources, a purely administrative task. No private sector entity receives any direct or indirect financial benefit.

Convergence: The only related bill with a substantive connection is HR469, the 'Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act,' which contains identical language. That bill has passed the House and is also in the Senate. This is a ceremonial duplication, not a market-moving legislative stack.

Structural winners and losers: None. The bill directly affects no market sector or public company.

Timeline: The bill is on the Senate Legislative Calendar. If it passes, it becomes an enacted ceremonial resolution before the target seal/burial date of July 4, 2026.