To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women's history museum, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
293 Cosponsors (233 Democrats, 59 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Maloney Closes Out 2020 with Legislative Wins”
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 31, 2020
“Courtney Votes to Pass H.R. 1980, the Smithsonian Womens History Museum Act Bipartisan bill would establish a Womens History Museum within the Smithsonian Institution”
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Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 12, 2020
“My Votes – Week of February 10th”
—
Rep. Cathy Rodgers [R-WA5]
on Feb 14, 2020
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History
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Mar 30, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
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Jan 10, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Mar 28, 2019
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Introduced
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Nov 12, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 13, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on House Administration
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Jan 15, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Feb 11, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 21, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
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Dec 27, 2020
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 1980 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1980. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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