Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act
Latest action · May 8, 2014 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 7, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum.
Requires the Commission to: (1) report recommendations for a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C.; (2) develop a fundraising plan to support the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Museum through public contributions; (3) obtain an independent review of such fundraising plan, including an analysis of the resources necessary to fund the construction of the Museum and its operations and maintenance in perpetuity without reliance on federal funds; and (4) submit a legislative plan of action to establish and construct the Museum.
Directs the Commission's recommendations to address issues including the impact of the Museum on regional women history-related museums, whether it should be part of the Smithsonian Institution, and the cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum and acquiring its collections.
Prohibits federal funds from being obligated to carry out this Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 98
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2013 to May 6, 2014; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Feb 27, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2013Markup Apr 9, 2014Reported May 6, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2013Hearings Mar 25, 2014Discharged Apr 9, 2014 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 27, 2013Markup Apr 2, 2014Reported Apr 10, 2014 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Received in the Senate.
- May 7, 2014Mrs. Lummis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 7, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3471-3477)
- May 7, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 863.
- May 7, 2014At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5195 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Jun 10, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3471–H3477Text printed H3471Recorded votes H3481enact | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY, Donna F. Edwards D-MD, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Grace Meng D-NY, Joyce Beatty D-OH, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Michele Bachmann R-MN, Robert A. Brady D-PA, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | May 7, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2616 | Paul Tonko D-NY | Mar 25, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2593 | Marcia L. Fudge D-OH | Mar 24, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2472 | Shelley Moore Capito R-WV | Mar 14, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 16, 2014H.R. 863, Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 9, 2013
- Apr 9, 2014H.R. 863, Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum Act of 2013As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 2, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H702.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MARKUP OF H.R. 863, COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF A NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM ACT OF 201317 pages | Committee on House Administration | Apr 2, 2014 |
| — | ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF A NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM55 pages | Committee on House Administration | Dec 11, 2013 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43856 | Contemporary Federal Museum Authorizations in the District of Columbia: Past Practices and Options for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 9, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 398 | Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act | Related bill | Dec 10, 2014 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Received in Senate
- May 7, 2014Engrossed in House
- May 6, 2014Reported in House
- Feb 27, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
