HR 1329
Passed a chamber
Designates a site on the National Mall for the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, transfers the land to the Smithsonian Institution, and limits the museum's mission to biological women.
Official title: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
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House
Introduced
13-FEB-2025
Referred
13-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
18-MAR-2026
Reported
23-APR-2026
On the calendar
23-APR-2026
Passed
21-MAY-2026
Failed
21-MAY-2026
- Designates the South Monument site on the National Mall, bordered by 14th Street, Jefferson Drive, Raoul Wallenberg Place, and Independence Avenue Southwest, and transfers the land's administrative jurisdiction to the Smithsonian Institution.
- Limits the museum's mission to the history and experiences of biological women and prohibits the museum from depicting any biological male as a female.
- Requires the Smithsonian to reimburse, within 60 days, the costs federal agencies incur implementing recommendations from the building approval process.
- Directs the museum council to reflect a diversity of political viewpoints held by women in its exhibits and programs, and requires the Smithsonian to report to Congress every two years on compliance.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 23-APR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
- Committee on House Administration (House)
Arts, Culture, Religion
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127 Democrats
- Alma S. Adams
- Pete Aguilar
- Gabe Amo
- Yassamin Ansari
- Becca Balint
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Ami Bera
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Julia Brownley
- Nikki Budzinski
- Janelle S. Bynum
- Salud O. Carbajal
- André Carson
- Ed Case
- Sean Casten
- Kathy Castor
- Joaquin Castro
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Judy Chu
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Steve Cohen
- J. Luis Correa
- Jason Crow
- Henry Cuellar
- Sharice Davids
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- Danny K. Davis
- Diana DeGette
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Madeleine Dean
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Debbie Dingell
- Lloyd Doggett
- Veronica Escobar
- Adriano Espaillat
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Lois Frankel
- Laura Friedman
- Robert Garcia
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Laura Gillen
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Josh Gottheimer
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Jahana Hayes
- Steven Horsford
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Val T. Hoyle
- Glenn Ivey
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Sara Jacobs
- Pramila Jayapal
- Julie Johnson
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Marcy Kaptur
- Robin L. Kelly
- Greg Landsman
- George Latimer
- Susie Lee
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Ted Lieu
- Zoe Lofgren
- John W. Mannion
- Lucy McBath
- Sarah McBride
- April McClain Delaney
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Kristen McDonald Rivet
- James P. McGovern
- LaMonica McIver
- Grace Meng
- Kweisi Mfume
- Dave Min
- Gwen Moore
- Kelly Morrison
- Jared Moskowitz
- Jerrold Nadler
- Joe Neguse
- Frank Pallone
- Jimmy Panetta
- Chris Pappas
- Nancy Pelosi
- Scott H. Peters
- Brittany Pettersen
- Chellie Pingree
- Stacey E. Plaskett
- Mark Pocan
- Nellie Pou
- Ayanna Pressley
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Emily Randall
- Jamie Raskin
- Luz M. Rivas
- Deborah K. Ross
- Raul Ruiz
- Patrick Ryan
- Andrea Salinas
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Kim Schrier
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Terri A. Sewell
- Lateefah Simon
- Eric Sorensen
- Darren Soto
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Haley M. Stevens
- Marilyn Strickland
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Mark Takano
- Shri Thanedar
- Dina Titus
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Paul Tonko
- Lori Trahan
- Derek Tran
- Lauren Underwood
- Juan Vargas
- Marc A. Veasey
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Nikema Williams
104 Republicans
- Mark Alford
- Mark E. Amodei
- Don Bacon
- James R. Baird
- Andy Barr
- Tom Barrett
- Michael Baumgartner
- Aaron Bean
- Nicholas J. Begich
- Cliff Bentz
- Jack Bergman
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Mike Bost
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Vern Buchanan
- Tim Burchett
- Kat Cammack
- Mike Carey
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Juan Ciscomani
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
- Monica De La Cruz
- Scott DesJarlais
- Troy Downing
- Chuck Edwards
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- Gabe Evans
- Mike Ezell
- Randy Feenstra
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
- Mike Flood
- Russell Fry
- Russ Fulcher
- Carlos A. Gimenez
- Tony Gonzales
- Pat Harrigan
- J. French Hill
- Ashley Hinson
- Erin Houchin
- Bill Huizenga
- Darrell Issa
- Brian Jack
- John James
- Thomas H. Kean
- Mike Kelly
- Mike Kennedy
- Jennifer A. Kiggans
- Young Kim
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds
- Darin LaHood
- Nick LaLota
- Doug LaMalfa
- Nicholas A. Langworthy
- Michael Lawler
- Laurel M. Lee
- Barry Loudermilk
- Anna Paulina Luna
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Celeste Maloy
- Brian J. Mast
- Michael T. McCaul
- Lisa C. McClain
- Richard McCormick
- Addison P. McDowell
- John J. McGuire
- Mark B. Messmer
- Daniel Meuser
- Carol D. Miller
- Max L. Miller
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- John R. Moolenaar
- Blake D. Moore
- Tim Moore
- James C. Moylan
- Dan Newhouse
- Zachary Nunn
- Andrew Ogles
- Burgess Owens
- August Pfluger
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
- Mike D. Rogers
- David Rouzer
- Michael A. Rulli
- Maria Elvira Salazar
- David Schweikert
- Pete Sessions
- Jefferson Shreve
- Michael K. Simpson
- Jason Smith
- Lloyd Smucker
- Pete Stauber
- Elise M. Stefanik
- Claudia Tenney
- Glenn Thompson
- Michael R. Turner
- David G. Valadao
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Matt Van Epps
- Derrick Van Orden
- Tim Walberg
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.
- Tony Wied
- Joe Wilson
- Robert J. Wittman
Withdrew support (1)
- Marjorie Greene (R-GA) - cosponsored 02-APR-2025, withdrew 26-JUN-2025