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H.R. 9071: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

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H.R. 9071: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-29 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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 Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

Plain summary

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act This bill establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture. The commission shall submit reports that address the feasibility of establishing and maintaining such a museum, the availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the museum, the impact of the museum on existing American LGBTQ+ history-related museums, development of criteria for evaluating possible locations for the museum, and the feasibility of the museum becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution. The commission shall develop a fundraising plan that will address the support of the museum through contributions from the public. No federal funds may be obligated to carry out this bill.

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Official text

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · 69 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Seth Moulton (D-MA) and 9 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Obligation
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9071 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117