Sponsored by John Hoeven (R)
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act
Authorizes up to $50 million in federal grants to build the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota.
Tradeoff
Federal funding requires the Foundation to raise at least $100 million from North Dakota and private sources first. The federal government will not operate or maintain the library.
What's in it
Passed the Senate by on June 22, 2026 — sitting in the House.
Senate
Introduced
(Feb 20, 2025)
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Feb 20, 2025)
Senate · Amended
Senator Hoeven's
Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 5897 · Jun 22, 2026)
Adds that library grants do not require raising the Section 302 suballocation under the Congressional Budget Act; also drops "Museum Artifacts" from the title.
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Jun 22, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Discharged(Jun 22, 2026)
House
Received from the Senate
Received(Jun 23, 2026)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Aug 27, 2026)
House
The committee voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Sep 15, 2026)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)