Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
USA116th CongressS-959| Senate
| Updated: 12/3/2020
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (17)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
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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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2091-2092)
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-1980Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-339.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.
Arts, Culture, Religion
District of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionU.S. historyWomen's employmentWomen's rights
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
USA116th CongressS-959| Senate
| Updated: 12/3/2020
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2091-2092)
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-1980Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-339.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (17)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Rules and Administration Committee
Arts, Culture, Religion
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District of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionU.S. historyWomen's employmentWomen's rights