About the bill
With the nation’s capital hosting an African American museum and American Indian museum, should a Latino museum come next?
Context
The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in 2016. It was the sixth-most visited Smithsonian museum last year, behind only such decades-long mainstays as Air and Space, Natural History, American History — and ranking even higher than the National Zoo.
The National Museum of the American Indian also attracted 1.1 million visitors last year, after opening in 2004.
Yet there is no similar Latino museum, despite more Americans claiming Hispanic or Latinx affiliation than those other two groups combined. Hispanics and Latinos currently comprise 18.1% of the population, compared to 13.4% for African-Americans and 1.3% for Native Americans or American Indians.
What the legislation does …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
295 Cosponsors (233 Democrats, 62 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Bill Sponsors, Congressional Leaders Applaud Historic House Passage of National Museum of the American Latino Act”
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Rep. José Serrano [D-NY15, 2013-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 27, 2020
“Rep. Grijalva Speaks in Support of Latino Museum Bill from House Floor”
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 27, 2020
“My Votes – Week of July 27th”
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Rep. Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers [R-WA5]
on Jul 31, 2020
History
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Jan 10, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2420 (116th). |
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Apr 30, 2019
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Introduced
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Oct 17, 2019
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Considered by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jan 15, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2420 (116th). |
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Jul 24, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Jul 27, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 3, 2020
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Considered by Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Dec 3, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. |
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Dec 21, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2420 (116th). |
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Dec 27, 2020
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2420 (116th). |
H.R. 2420 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2420. 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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