This In Focus discusses enacted and proposed legislation to authorize new facilities, relationships, or programming within the Smithsonian Institution in the 119th Congress (2025-2026) to date. It excludes discussion of measures that consider Smithsonian appropriations; appointment of citizen Regents; potential assign…
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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The Smithsonian Institution is arguably best known for its museums along the National Mall in Washington, DC. In FY2024, Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo received approximately 16.9 million visits. This report provides information and analysis of selected policy issues Congress might consider related to Smiths…
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