United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 192 D · 58 R · 1 I cosponsors

HR 19 — Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417)

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

  9. Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 19 do?
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.
Who sponsors HR 19?
HR 19 is sponsored by Royce, Edward R. (Republican), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Bass, Karen (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Bera, Ami (Democratic), Blunt Rochester, Lisa (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Butterfield, G. K. (Democratic), Capuano, Michael E. (Democratic), Cartwright, Matt (Democratic), Castro, Joaquin (Democratic), Cicilline, David N. (Democratic), Clark, Katherine M. (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Clay, Wm. Lacy (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Crist, Charlie (Democratic), Cummings, Elijah E. (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Davis, Susan A. (Democratic), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Delaney, John K. (Democratic), Demings, Val Butler (Democratic), Dent, Charles W. (Republican), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Doyle, Michael F. (Democratic), Ellison, Keith (Democratic), Engel, Eliot L. (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic), Hanabusa, Colleen (Democratic), Heck, Denny (Democratic), Jackson Lee, Sheila (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Johnson, Eddie Bernice (Democratic), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Kihuen, Ruben J. (Democratic), Kildee, Daniel T. (Democratic), King, Peter T. (Republican), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Lawrence, Brenda L. (Democratic), Lee, Barbara (Democratic), Levin, Sander M. (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Lujan Grisham, Michelle (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Maloney, Sean Patrick (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), McEachin, A. Donald (Democratic), McNerney, Jerry (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Napolitano, Grace F. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), O'Rourke, Beto (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), Payne, Donald M. (Democratic), Perlmutter, Ed (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Richmond, Cedric L. (Democratic), Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (Republican), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Shea-Porter, Carol (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Sinema, Kyrsten (Independent), Speier, Jackie (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Lowey, Nita M. (Democratic), Hastings, Alcee L. (Democratic), Polis, Jared (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Stefanik, Elise M. (Republican), Eshoo, Anna G. (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Yarmuth, John A. (Democratic), Higgins, Brian (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Tsongas, Niki (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Brady, Robert A. (Democratic), Reed, Tom (Republican), Bilirakis, Gus M. (Republican), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), MacArthur, Thomas (Republican), Blumenauer, Earl (Democratic), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Brown, Anthony G. (Democratic), Cooper, Jim (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Gutierrez, Luis V. (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Kuster, Ann M. (Democratic), Sarbanes, John P. (Democratic), Trott, David A. (Republican), Lance, Leonard (Republican), Rice, Kathleen M. (Democratic), Stivers, Steve (Republican), Katko, John (Republican), Valadao, David G. (Republican), Walters, Mimi (Republican), McCaul, Michael T. (Republican), Paulsen, Erik (Republican), Herrera Beutler, Jaime (Republican), Love, Mia B. (Republican), Hurd, Will (Republican), Bacon, Don (Republican), Bergman, Jack (Republican), Faso, John J. (Republican), Comstock, Barbara (Republican), Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. (Republican), Rush, Bobby L. (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Zeldin, Lee M. (Republican), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. (Republican), Collins, Chris (Republican), Mast, Brian J. (Republican), Granger, Kay (Republican), Turner, Michael R. (Republican), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Cárdenas, Tony (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Clyburn, James E. (Democratic), Crowley, Joseph (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Gabbard, Tulsi (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Plaskett, Stacey E. (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Conyers, John, Jr. (Democratic), Cuellar, Henry (Democratic), Jeffries, Hakeem S. (Democratic), Lewis, John (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Pascrell, Bill (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Torres, Norma J. (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Lawson, Al, Jr. (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Ryan, Tim (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Serrano, Jose E. (Democratic), Sires, Albio (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Aguilar, Pete (Democratic), Bustos, Cheri (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Murphy, Stephanie N. (Democratic), Langevin, James R. (Democratic), Esty, Elizabeth H. (Democratic), Fudge, Marcia L. (Democratic), Green, Gene (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Kilmer, Derek (Democratic), Kind, Ron (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Schrader, Kurt (Democratic), Price, David E. (Democratic), Deutch, Theodore E. (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Lowenthal, Alan S. (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch (Democratic), Walz, Timothy J. (Democratic), Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (Democratic), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Bordallo, Madeleine Z. (Democratic), Nolan, Richard M. (Democratic), Upton, Fred (Republican), Vela, Filemon (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), O'Halleran, Tom (Democratic), Roybal-Allard, Lucille (Democratic), Lipinski, Daniel (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Costa, Jim (Democratic), McHenry, Patrick T. (Republican), Jones, Walter B., Jr. (Republican), Gonzalez, Vicente (Democratic), Poe, Ted (Republican), Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (Republican), Messer, Luke (Republican), Chabot, Steve (Republican), Coffman, Mike (Republican), Buchanan, Vern (Republican), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Kennedy, Joseph P., III (Democratic), Cook, Paul (Republican), Young, Don (Republican), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Loebsack, David (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (Republican), Long, Billy (Republican), Shimkus, John (Republican), Tiberi, Patrick J. (Republican), Tipton, Scott R. (Republican), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Rohrabacher, Dana (Republican), LoBiondo, Frank A. (Republican), Curbelo, Carlos (Republican), Pearce, Stevan (Republican), Williams, Roger (Republican), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman (Republican), Farenthold, Blake (Republican), Peterson, Collin C. (Democratic), Sessions, Pete (Republican), Wagner, Ann (Republican), Visclosky, Peter J. (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Barr, Andy (Republican), and Maloney, Carolyn B. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 19?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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