{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1329","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1329","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","official_title":"To permit the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To permit the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act"}],"outcome":"failed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-13","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-05-21","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h188","question":"On Passage","title":"Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act","result":"Failed","yea":204,"nay":216,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll188.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","date":"2026-05-21"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2026-05-21","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act","result":"Failed","yea":209,"nay":209,"present":0,"not_voting":12,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll187.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-04-23","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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 American History and Culture.) Administrative jurisdiction of the site must be transferred to the Smithsonian Institution."},{"k":"p","t":"The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution must have the approval of specified federal entities (e.g., the Commission of Fine Arts) to plan, design, and construct a museum building. The bill (1) outlines the criteria for considering site and design proposals, and (2) requires the Smithsonian Institution to reimburse for costs resulting from the building approval process."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill directs the museum to be dedicated to preserving, researching, and presenting the history, achievements, and lived experiences of biological women in the United States. Under this bill, the museum may not identify, present, describe, or depict any biological male as a female."},{"k":"p","t":"In carrying out its duties, the museum's advisory council must (1) seek and utilize guidance from a broad array of knowledgeable and respected sources reflecting the diversity of the political viewpoints and authentic experiences held by women in the United States, and (2) seek guidance for the creation and substantial revision of exhibits and programs."}],"words":250},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the 2021 law establishing the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to designate a site on the National Mall, set approval and cost rules for a building, and change the museum's mission, advisory council duties and reporting.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh#HE0B709BC7ECE473D85A5D0ABCE2DF7CF"}]},"core_areas":["Museum site designation and land transfer on the National Mall","Museum building approval and reimbursement of costs","Museum mission and scope","Advisory council guidance on political viewpoints and experiences","Reports to Congress"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Designates the South Monument site on the National Mall, bordered by 14th Street Southwest, Jefferson Drive Southwest, Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest, and Independence Avenue Southwest, as the museum site, and lets the President designate an alternative site within 180 days of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh#HE0B709BC7ECE473D85A5D0ABCE2DF7CF"}},{"text":"Requires the head of the Federal agency or entity to transfer its administrative jurisdiction over the site land to the Smithsonian Institution as soon as practicable after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh#HE0B709BC7ECE473D85A5D0ABCE2DF7CF"}},{"text":"Lets the Board of Regents plan, design and construct a museum building at the site with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, and the agency head, and sets criteria for reviewing site and design proposals.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh#HE0B709BC7ECE473D85A5D0ABCE2DF7CF"}},{"text":"Requires the Smithsonian Institution to reimburse, within 60 days, costs incurred by the head of the Federal agency or entity to implement recommendations resulting from the building approval process.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh#HE0B709BC7ECE473D85A5D0ABCE2DF7CF"}},{"text":"Adds a mission to the museum's law: preserving, researching and presenting the history, achievements and lived experiences of biological women in the United States, and bars the museum from identifying, presenting, describing or depicting any biological male as a female.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh#HE0B709BC7ECE473D85A5D0ABCE2DF7CF"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Smithsonian to report to named House and Senate committees within 120 days of enactment and every 2 years after, on actions taken by the museum's Director and Council to comply with the amendments.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh#HE0B709BC7ECE473D85A5D0ABCE2DF7CF"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Reported in House","date":"2026-04-23","rule":"nearest","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text/rh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1329/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1329.png","v":"65516f2be7b4","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1329, 119th Congress: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act. House: 204 Yea, 216 Nay. Outcome: Failed House, 21 May 2026."}}