R44370 — Smithsonian Institution Museums: Selected Issues for Congress

The 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 provides information and analysis of selected policy issues Congress might consider related to Smithsonian museums. These include siting and potential construction costs of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum (SAWHM) and the National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL), as well as issues related to the potential establishment of new Smithsonian museums and the potential incorporation of existing museums into the Smithsonian. Further information about the Smithsonian is available in CRS In Focus IF12718, Smithsonian Institution: Background, Entities, and Leadership, and CRS In Focus IF12975, Smithsonian Institution: Potential Effects of Executive Order 14253.

Curated by CRS — every bill listed in this report's relatedMaterials. Edge type cited_in_report, gold confidence.

• HR 2121 — Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History · 119th Cong
• HR 1330 — Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act · 119th Cong
• HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act · 119th Cong
• S 1304 — Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act · 119th Cong
• S 1303 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act · 119th Cong
• HR 1102 — Commission To Study the Potential of a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture Act · 119th Cong
• HR 9274 — SHAWL Act · 118th Cong
• HR 7764 — Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish Histor · 118th Cong
• HR 6102 — Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Cult · 118th Cong
• S 4001 — Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish Histor · 118th Cong