PoliticalVeto / reject proposal2026-05-21🇺🇸
US House rejects Smithsonian women’s history museum bill amid “biological” wording dispute
source: United States House of Representatives -> target: Smithsonian American Women's History Museum bill
On 2026-05-21, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected legislation to secure a site for the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum on the National Mall, voting 204-216 after Republicans revised the bill. The dispute centered on language limiting the museum to 'biological women' and excluding transgender people.
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Washington, D.C.District of ColumbiaNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth America38.895, -77.036
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