Issues / Government Operations and Politics / Event · Aug 20 – Oct 7, 2026
National Archives Protection Act
Four Democrats introduced legislation requiring congressional approval before National Archives facility closures. Two additional Democrats joined efforts opposing specific facility relocations, with one criticizing the National Archives' response to a San Bruno facility closure.
AI summary of the releases below · Oct 8, 2026
How the conversation moved
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| Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials | 1 | |||||||||||||
| CriticizedA policy, decision or person | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Other | 1 |
Where they stand
No member argued against another in this windowWhat each party did · Democrats 4 · Republicans 0
- 1Sent letters0
- 1Criticized0
- 1Filed or pushed bills0
- 1Other0
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4 actions · 7 releases- Oct 7, 2026
- Criticism
Criticized National Archives dismissive response to closure of San Bruno facility.
- Criticism
- Sep 30, 2026
- Bill
DDurbin IL, DSchiff CA, DPadilla CA, DDuckworth IL
Introduced legislation requiring congressional approval before National Archives facility closures.
- Letter
- Bill
- Aug 20, 2026
- Statement
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