WASHINGTON – The Senate has passed a bill to fund the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and display artifacts.
It was introduced by Republican North Dakota Senator John Hoeven and cosponsored by GOP North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer and Democratic Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal.
The legislation would authorize the Department of Interior to provide grants to the library and support displaying federal materials. It also requires the library’s foundation to use non-federal money to provide a two to one match for each federal grant awarded and prohibit the use of federal grants for maintenance or operations of the interpretive center.
“Teddy Roosevelt is an iconic individual in the history of the United States. He embodies the frontier spirit, and his life’s work is pivotal to our state and nation’s heritage of outdoorsmanship. These qualities were largely shaped by his time in the Dakota Badlands, and it is fitting that we are establishing his presidential library in Medora,” Hoeven said.
The bill was passed in the Senate in the 118th Congress, but the House didn’t act on it.
The legislation follows the model of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
