A bill to advance construction of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum was introduced by a bipartisan group and gained early support. Collaboration continued until late 2025, when some GOP representatives became frustrated that it had not reached the House floor. In April, the House Administration Committee added requirements that the museum focus on preserving, researching, and presenting the history and lived experiences of biological women in the United States. The changes blocked depictions of biological males as females and required equal representation of diverse political viewpoints and authentic women’s experiences. An additional amendment granted Trump sole power to decide the museum’s location, contributing to the bill’s derailment.
"H.R. 1329, or the Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act, was first introduced by a bipartisan group of Reps., Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Monica De La Cruz (R-Tex.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Mike Carey (R-Ohio), and Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) last February. As such, it was initially popular-among both ends of the aisle. The parties collaborated on the language for a long time since, and by late 2025, some GOP representatives were annoyed with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not bringing it to the floor (keeping to his habit) sooner. 127 Democrats also co-sponsored this earlier version of the bill."
"Then, in April, the changes came. The House Administration Committee added language requiring the museum focus on "preserving, researching, and presenting the history, achievements, and lived experiences of biological women in the United States"; thus blocking the museum from "depict[ing] any biological male as a female"; and requiring "an equal representation of the diversity of the political viewpoints and authentic experiences held by women in the United States." On top of all this, it added an amendment giving Trump sole power to decide where he wants to put the museum."
"Why? Because the bill that would have advanced its construction was derailed by the GOP when the party added some last-minute amendments to exclude trans people from the exhibits, give Trump prevailing power on its design and location, as well as a sway on who it chooses to commemorate."
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