H.R. 1945 · Passed both chambers · Public Lands and Natural Resources

America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

What it does

Designates the America's National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri as the America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark.
Permits the Department of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities to protect historic resources and provide educational and interpretive facilities at the landmark.
Authorizes Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to partner entities for landmark preservation and interpretation.
Directs Interior to conduct a special resource study evaluating the landmark's national significance and the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Official summary

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…

Latest action

Sep 29, 2026: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)

Committee: House Natural Resources