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H.R. 1980: Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act

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H.R. 1980: Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-28 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 59 (2020): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1980 (2020-02-11), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act

Plain summary

Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women's history museum. Such museum shall be named by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes a council, that, among other things, shall make recommendations to the board on the planning, design, and construction of the museum. (Sec. 7) The board shall designate a site for the museum, with priority given to a site that is on or near the National Mall.

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Official text

Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 293 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1980, Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act (2019-10-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1980, Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act (2019-12-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), John B. Larson (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL) and 233 more.

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr1980 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116