S 4001 — Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sponsors (3)
- Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D, PA-S) — sponsor · 2024-03-20
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-S) — cosponsor
Action timeline (2)
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in Senate · 2024-03-20 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (2)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Smithsonian Institution Museums: Selected Issues for Congress
R44370· Reports · 2025-05-05The Smithsonian Institution is arguably best known for its museums along the National Mall in Washington, DC. In FY2024, Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo received approximately 16.9 million visits. This report pr - Smithsonian Institution: Selected Legislation, 118th Congress
IF12719· Resources · 2024-12-17The Smithsonian Institution is a complex of museum, education, research, and revenue-generating entities primarily located in the Washington, DC, region, with additional facilities and activities across the United States
Connected on the graph
5 typed relationships in the influence graph — 3 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
cited in report (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | IF12719 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials | |
| — | → | R44370 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
cosponsor of bill (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Fetterman, John | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Warren, Elizabeth | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | ← | Casey, Robert P., Jr. | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren, Elizabeth (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D, senate PA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | none | 0 | $0 | 2,321 | $678,436 | $678,436 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 2,744 | $540,853 | $540,853 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 630 | $212,723 | $212,723 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 149 | $44,101 | $44,101 |
| 5 | robbins geller rudman and dowd llp | 0 | $0 | 4 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| 6 | tilebar | 0 | $0 | 2 | $11,600 | $11,600 |
| 7 | twin dovs capital mgmt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | styledbyalv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | sun capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | goldensteps aba | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | blue sky basin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | jewish learning collaborative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | adirventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | excel sports management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | groch enterprises llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | tk interiors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 17 | david peyser sportswear inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 18 | kohelet yeshiva high school | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 19 | murray forman | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 20 | monarch alternative capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 21 | real estate | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 22 | sage accounting & finance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 23 | herodium inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 24 | mah associates llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25 | egc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report IF12719 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R44370 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fetterman, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Warren, Elizabeth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-03-20 · sponsored by Casey, Robert P., Jr. (sponsor) · sponsorship