S. 959 116th Congress Senate

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act

Official title: A bill to establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women's history museum, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine See on congress.gov

Arts, Culture, Religion District of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian Institution

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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

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

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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Latest action December 3, 2020

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

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.

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Cosponsors 16

Rhode Island · Dec 10, 2020

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Nov 30, 2020

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2020

Brown, Sherrod

· Nov 16, 2020

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2020

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · Nov 10, 2020

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · Sep 16, 2020

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Sep 16, 2020

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Mar 10, 2020

McSally, Martha

· Mar 10, 2020

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Mar 2, 2020

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Mar 2, 2020

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Sep 17, 2019

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Sep 17, 2019

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