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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina appropriates $10 million for a presidential library honoring Donald J. Trump at UNC Pembroke
Last action · April 8, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Lowery and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina appropriates $10 million in nonrecurring state funds for the 2025-2026 to construct a presidential library honoring President Donald John Trump at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, effective July 1, 2025.
The measure commits $10 million in state tax funds specifically to a capital construction project at a single university campus.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Receives $10 million in state funds and is authorized to construct a presidential library and partner with federal agencies.
Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina
Receives the appropriation from the General Fund for allocation to the university campus.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $10 million in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
- Allocates the funds to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) to construct a presidential library in honor of President Donald John Trump.
- Authorizes UNCP to partner with the federal National Archives and Records Administration to the extent necessary to complete the project.
- Sets the effective date of the act as July 1, 2025.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 8, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 8, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 7, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment15Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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