The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to support the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora.
The bill would authorize the Department of the Interior to provide grants to the presidential library and support the display of federal materials tied to Roosevelt’s life and legacy.
The legislation also would require the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation to use non-federal money to provide a two-to-one match for each federal grant. The bill restricts federal grant dollars from being used for maintenance or operations of the interpretive center.
Hoeven says the bill follows the model used for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Illinois. The measure was first introduced by Hoeven cosponsored by North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer and Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal.
The Senate passed the bill Monday by unanimous consent. Similar legislation passed the Senate in the previous Congress, but the House did not act on it before that session ended.
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is scheduled to open to the public July 4th as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. President Donald Trump is expected to visit on July 1.
The bill still needs action in the U.S. House before it can become law.
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