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S. 398: Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act

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S. 398: Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-27 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act

Plain summary

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum. Requires the Commission to: (1) report recommendations for a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C.; (2) develop a fundraising plan to support the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Museum through public contributions; (3) obtain an independent review of such fundraising plan, including an analysis of the resources necessary to fund the construction of the Museum and its operations and maintenance in perpetuity without reliance on federal funds; and (4) submit a legislative plan of action to establish and construct the Museum. Directs the Commission's recommendations to address issues including the impact of the Museum on regional women history-related museums, whether it should be part of the Smithsonian Institution, and the cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum and acquiring its collections. Prohibits federal funds from being obligated to carry out this Act.

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Official text

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · 29 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] reported raising $22.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong113-s398 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113