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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 19 (Introduced in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women’s history museum, and for other purposes.

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To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women’s history museum, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York — Cosponsors: Mr. Royce of California, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Crist, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delaney, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Dent, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Heck, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms.
Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms.
Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Polis, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Himes, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Evans, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Moore, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr.
Cooper, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Trott, Mr. Lance, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Katko, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs. Love, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bergman — Actions: March 30, 2017 — Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Royce of California, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Crist, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delaney, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Dent, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Heck, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Richmond, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Polis, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Himes, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr.
Higgins of New York, Mr. Evans, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Moore, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Trott, Mr. Lance, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Katko, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs.
Love, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Bergman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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
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