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Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
(Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women's history museum.
Such museum shall be named by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
(Sec. 4) The bill establishes a council, that, among other things, shall make recommendations to the board on the planning, design, and construction of the museum.
(Sec. 7) The board shall designate a site for the museum, with priority given to a site that is on or near the National Mall.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1980 as passed House on Feb 11, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Feb 11, 2020
Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
374 Yea 37 Nay 19 not voting
Crossed both parties 37 of 411 voting members broke with their own party: 37 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
430 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1980 and vote against it. 26 signed when it was filed.
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Organizations that named H.R. 1980 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
9 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.