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To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women's history museum, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-19| House 
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (250)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Dana Rohrabacher (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Luke Messer (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)Gene Green (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Tom Reed (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Patrick T. McHenry (Republican)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Committee on House Administration, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act This bill establishes a comprehensive women's history museum within the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to provide for: (1) the collection, study, and establishment of programs related to women's contributions that have influenced the direction of the United States; (2) collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and facilities, outside museums, and educational institutions; and (3) the creation of exhibitions and programs that recognize diverse perspectives on women's history and contributions. The bill establishes a council within the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) make recommendations to the Smithsonian's Board of Regents for the construction of the museum; (2) advise and assist the board on the administration and preservation of the museum; (3) recommend annual operating budgets for the museum; and (4) report annually to the board on the acquisition, disposition, and display of objects related to women's art, history, and culture. The council shall have sole authority to: (1) acquire artifacts for the museum's collections, (2) dispose of any part of the collections but only if funds generated are used for additions to the collections, (3) specify criteria for the use of the museum's collections and resources, and (4) preserve and maintain the collections. The museum's director may carry out educational and liaison programs in support of its goals.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Mar 30, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417)
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 29, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1498
Introduced in Senate
  • March 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.


  • March 30, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417)


  • March 31, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.


  • April 7, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • June 29, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1498
    Introduced in Senate

Arts, Culture, Religion

Related Bills

  • S 115-1498: A bill to establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive American women's history museum, and for other purposes.
District of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionU.S. historyWomen's employmentWomen's rights

To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women's history museum, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-19| House 
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act This bill establishes a comprehensive women's history museum within the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to provide for: (1) the collection, study, and establishment of programs related to women's contributions that have influenced the direction of the United States; (2) collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and facilities, outside museums, and educational institutions; and (3) the creation of exhibitions and programs that recognize diverse perspectives on women's history and contributions. The bill establishes a council within the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) make recommendations to the Smithsonian's Board of Regents for the construction of the museum; (2) advise and assist the board on the administration and preservation of the museum; (3) recommend annual operating budgets for the museum; and (4) report annually to the board on the acquisition, disposition, and display of objects related to women's art, history, and culture. The council shall have sole authority to: (1) acquire artifacts for the museum's collections, (2) dispose of any part of the collections but only if funds generated are used for additions to the collections, (3) specify criteria for the use of the museum's collections and resources, and (4) preserve and maintain the collections. The museum's director may carry out educational and liaison programs in support of its goals.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Mar 30, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417)
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 29, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1498
Introduced in Senate
  • March 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.


  • March 30, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417)


  • March 31, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.


  • April 7, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • June 29, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1498
    Introduced in Senate
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (250)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Dana Rohrabacher (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Luke Messer (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)Gene Green (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Tom Reed (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Patrick T. McHenry (Republican)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Committee on House Administration, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Arts, Culture, Religion

Related Bills

  • S 115-1498: A bill to establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive American women's history museum, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
District of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionU.S. historyWomen's employmentWomen's rights