HR 9071 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

Introduced Sep 29, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Mark Pocan D-WI

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Latest action · Sep 29, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 29, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

This bill establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture.

The commission shall submit reports that address

  • the feasibility of establishing and maintaining such a museum,
  • the availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the museum,
  • the impact of the museum on existing American LGBTQ+ history-related museums,
  • development of criteria for evaluating possible locations for the museum, and
  • the feasibility of the museum becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution.

The commission shall develop a fundraising plan that will address the support of the museum through contributions from the public. No federal funds may be obligated to carry out this bill.

Cosponsors 69

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2022 to Nov 14, 2022; 61 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NHChris PappasOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-GADavid ScottOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalSep 29, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CAKaren BassOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MALori TrahanOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-PASusan WildOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 29, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersOct 4, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasOct 4, 2022
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOct 4, 2022
D-HIEd CaseOct 7, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOct 14, 2022
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOct 18, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyOct 28, 2022
D-CAJared HuffmanNov 14, 2022

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Sep 29, 2022
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Sep 29, 2022
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Sep 29, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Sep 29, 2022Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Titles 2

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 Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Introduced in House

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