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Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act

Introduced: March 10, 2020 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.
Dec 3, 2020
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Dec 3, 2020
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 17, 2020
Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-339.
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2091-2092)
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act

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.

The bill establishes a council that, among other things, shall make recommendations to the board on the planning, design, and construction of the museum.

The board shall designate a site for the museum, with priority given to a site that is on or near the National Mall.

What's happening now December 3, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1980 Related bill Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
  • HR 133 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 8 Republican 5
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Dec 16, 2020
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Dec 10, 2020
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 30, 2020
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2020
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2020
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Nov 10, 2020
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 16, 2020
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 16, 2020
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 10, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Mar 10, 2020
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 2, 2020
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 2, 2020
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 959: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-959/
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"S. 959: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-959/.
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S. 959, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-959/.
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