Text of US HB 1329 (2026)

I 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1329 To permit the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 13, 2025 Ms. MALLIOTAKIS (for herself, Ms. CHU, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FRY, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. SA- LINAS, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. BACON, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. BARR, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. BYNUM, Mrs. KIM, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. LIEU, Ms. JACOBS, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. RULLI, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. AMODEI of Nevada, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. JAMES, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CAREY, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. NADLER, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. OWENS, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. MAST, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. MENG, Mr. CORREA, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. BENTZ, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. TOKUDA, and Ms. RIVAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra- tion, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To permit the Smithsonian American Women’s History Mu- VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:51 Mar 15, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1329.IH H1329 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 1329 IH seum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smithsonian American 4 Women’s History Museum Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. SITE OF SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S HIS- 6 TORY MUSEUM. 7 (a) AUTHORIZING SITE WITHIN RESERVE OF NA- 8 TIONAL MALL.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 10 provision of law or regulation, including section 11 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Smith- 12 sonian American Women’s History Museum may be 13 located within the Reserve (as defined in section 14 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code). 15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 16 107(d) of division T of the Consolidated Appropria- 17 tions Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80t–5(d)) is amended by 18 striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all that follows and in- 19 serting a period. 20 (b) USE OF SITE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF AN- 21 OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.—Section 107(b) of division T 22 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 23 80t–5(b)) is amended to read as follows: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:51 Mar 15, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1329.IH H1329 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 1329 IH ‘‘(b) SITE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ANOTHER 1 FEDERAL AGENCY.— 2 ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION TO OTHER AGENCY OR EN- 3 TITY.—The Board of Regents shall not designate a 4 site for the Museum that is under the administrative 5 jurisdiction of another Federal agency or entity 6 without first notifying the head of the Federal agen- 7 cy or entity. 8 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION TO COMMITTEES.—Once 9 notified under paragraph (1), the head of the Fed- 10 eral agency or entity shall promptly submit written 11 notification to the Chair and ranking minority mem- 12 bers of the Committee on Rules and Administration, 13 the Committee on Appropriations, and the Com- 14 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen- 15 ate, and the Committee on House Administration, 16 the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee 17 on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Com- 18 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 19 atives, stating that the Federal agency or entity was 20 notified by the Board of Regents that a site under 21 its jurisdiction was designated and that a transfer 22 will be initiated as soon as practicable. 23 ‘‘(3) TRANSFER.—As soon as practicable after 24 the date on which the individuals described in para- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:51 Mar 15, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1329.IH H1329 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 1329 IH graph (2) receive the written notification described 1 in such subparagraph, the head of the Federal agen- 2 cy or entity shall transfer to the Smithsonian Insti- 3 tution its administrative jurisdiction over the land or 4 structure that has been designated as the site for 5 the Museum.’’. 6 (c) ENSURING DIVERSITY OF POLITICAL VIEW- 7 POINTS AND AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES.—Section 8 104(b)(4) of division T of the Consolidated Appropriations 9 Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80t–2(b)(4)) is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 ‘‘(4) ENSURING DIVERSITY OF POLITICAL VIEW- 12 POINTS AND AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES.— 13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall en- 14 sure that the exhibits and programs of the Mu- 15 seum accurately and comprehensively represent 16 the varied cultures, histories, events, and values 17 held by women in the United States. 18 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—In car- 19 rying out its duties, the Council shall ensure 20 that it seeks and utilizes to its maximum ability 21 guidance from a broad array of knowledgeable 22 and respected sources reflecting the diversity of 23 the political viewpoints and authentic experi- 24 ences held by women in the United States, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:51 Mar 15, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1329.IH H1329 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 1329 IH shall seek such guidance for both the creation 1 and substantial revision of exhibits and pro- 2 grams. 3 ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara- 4 graph— 5 ‘‘(i) the term ‘broad array’ means a 6 range of experts and publications that rep- 7 resent the broad spectrum of communities 8 of women, to include varied viewpoints, po- 9 litical ideologies, cultures, and lived experi- 10 ences in the United States; and 11 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘knowledgeable and re- 12 spected source’ means an individual who 13 has gained through education, publication, 14 or witnessing an important or historical 15 event, the ability to advise on at least one 16 unique viewpoint or experience of a par- 17 ticular community of women in the United 18 States, and whose knowledge has been re- 19 lied upon by a notable segment of that 20 community for education, heritage preser- 21 vation, or historical purposes, and includes 22 the work of such an individual which re- 23 flects such ability and knowledge.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:51 Mar 15, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1329.IH H1329 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 1329 IH (d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 1 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 2 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Smithsonian shall 3 submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 4 House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and 5 Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on House 6 Administration of the House of Representatives, the Com- 7 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 8 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 9 House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropria- 10 tions of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 11 on Appropriations of the Senate, a report on actions taken 12 by the Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s 13 History Museum and the Council of the Museum to com- 14 ply with the requirements of the amendments made by 15 subsection (c), including a description of actions taken 16 with respect to substantial revisions of current exhibits 17 and programs as well the planning of future exhibits and 18 programs. 19 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend- 20 ments made by this section shall take effect as if included 21 in the enactment of title I of division T of the Consolidated 22 Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80t et seq.). 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:51 Mar 15, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1329.IH H1329 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB