Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act

Key Points

• Congress would allow the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be built inside the protected National Mall reserve area.
• If the Smithsonian picks a site controlled by another federal agency, that agency must be notified and then transfer the site to the Smithsonian after Congress is informed.
• The museum’s planning council would be told to seek input from a wide mix of sources, including different political viewpoints and women’s lived experiences.
• The Smithsonian would have to send Congress a report within 120 days after the bill becomes law, and then every 2 years, explaining how it is meeting those exhibit and input rules.
• For most people, this mainly affects what gets built on the National Mall and how the museum decides what stories to tell in exhibits and programs.

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