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Committee approves Smithsonian women’s museum bill after heated debate over site and content
Summary
The committee voted to report H.R.1329, authorizing construction of a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, but approved a controversial amendment that drew sustained bipartisan criticism for granting site and content authority and for restricting the museum’s focus; the measure passed committee by recorded vote.
The House Committee on Administration ordered H.R.1329, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act, favorably reported to the House after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute and voting 7-4 on the final report.
Representative Miller, who offered the substitute, said the bill would allow the Smithsonian to move forward with construction of a museum to honor American women's contributions and argued the amendment places guardrails on the museum's content and location. "My amendment specifically ensures that only biological women are honored and celebrated in this…
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