Failed in the House on May 21, 2026 · 209 Yea, 209 Nay, 12 Not Voting
Question: On Motion to Recommit: H R 1329 Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
In plain English: This bill allows the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be built on a specific site on the National Mall, with the President able to choose an alternative. The museum will focus on the history and achievements of biological women in the U.S. and must not present biological males as females.
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act This bill authorizes the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be located on a particular site within the Reserve of the National Mall in Washington, DC. Specifically, the bill designates the South Monument site as the location for the museum; however, the President may designate an alternative site within 180 days of the bill's enactment. (The site is the undeveloped land across the National Mall from the National Museum of African Amer…